Michigan drops Tennessee to reach program’s first Sweet 16
Leigha Brown scored 23 points and Naz Hillmon added 19 to lead No. 6 seed Michigan to a 70-55 win over thirdseeded Tennessee on Tuesday in the women’s NCAA Tournament.
The Wolverines had been 0-5 in the second round before pulling off the victory over the Lady Vols.
Leading 18-16 with eight minutes left in the first half, Michigan (16-5) held Tennessee to just one field goal the rest of the second quarter and built a 28-19 halftime lead.
Tennessee (17-8) trailed by 15 heading into the fourth quarter and didn’t get closer than nine. BAYLOR 90, VIRGINIA TECH 48 » Moon Ursin and DiJonai Carrington both had 21 points as reigning women’s national champion Baylor advanced to its 12th consecutive NCAA Sweet 16, beating Virginia Tech. IOWA 86, KENTUCKY 72 »
Caitlin Clark finished with 35 points on 13-of-21 shooting and six 3-pointers after outscoring Kentucky on her own in the first half, and the Hawkeyes advanced to the Sweet 16.
The fifth-seeded Hawkeyes (20-9) scored the game’s first 11 points — with all five starters getting a basket, Clark’s being
a 3-pointer.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 79, SOUTH FLORIDA 67 »
Jakia Brown-Turner scored 19 points and top-seeded North Carolina State shrugged off a challenge from No. 8 South Florida with a big third quarter, advancing to the Sweet 16. SOUTH CAROLINA 59, OREGON STATE 42 » Aliyah Boston
scored 19 points and top seed South Carolina dominated after a close first quarter to beat eighthseeded Oregon State, advancing to its seventh straight Sweet 16.
GEORGIA TECH 73, WEST VIRGINIA 56 » Lotta-Maj Lahtinen scored 22 points, Lorela Cubaj had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 seed Georgia Tech used a big third quarter to beat No. 4 West Virginia.
UCONN 83, SYRACUSE 47 » Paige Bueckers scored 20 points and Aaliyah Edwards added 19 to help No. 1 seed UConn beat eighth-seeded Syracuse and advance to the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Once again the Huskies were missing coach Geno Auriemma, who is recovering from COVID-19. Chris Dailey filled in for the Hall of Fame coach, who celebrated his 67th birthday and could potentially rejoin the team this weekend for its next game.