New York Post

Hoosiers latest No. 1 to be upset

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Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send ninth-seeded Miami past topseeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday night in Bloomingto­n, Ind., lifting the Hurricanes to their first Sweet 16 since 1992.

The Hoosiers (28-4) became the second No. 1 seed to be eliminated in two nights. Stanford was upset Sunday on its home court. It’s the second time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994 that two No. 1 seeds didn’t make the Sweet 16. It also happened in 1998.

Harden finished with 18 points and Lola Pendade had 19 points for the Hurricanes (21-12), who never trailed.

UConn 77, Baylor 58

In Storrs, Conn., Azzi Fudd scored 16 of her 22 points in a decisive third quarter, leading secondseed­ed UConn past No. 7 seed Baylor and into a 29th straight Sweet 16. Aaliyah Edwards added 19 points and Nika Muhl had 10 assists for the Huskies (31-5).

Colorado 61, Duke 53

In Durham, N.C., Quay Miller had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Aaronette Vonleh converted two overtime baskets in the lane after picking up her fourth foul, helping sixth-seeded Colorado (25-8) beat third-seeded Duke (26-7) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Villanova 76, Florida Gulf Coast 57

In Villanova, Pa., Maddy Siegrist scored 31 points and sent the winningest team in Villanova (30-6) history into the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history with a win over 12th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast. Siegrist, the first-team AP All-American, made 13 of 24 shots.

Tennessee 94, Toledo 47

In Knoxville, Tenn., reserves Sara Puckett and Jillian Hollingshe­ad led five Lady Vols in double figures with 13 points apiece as fourth-seeded Tennessee (25-11) routed 12th-seeded Toledo (29-5).

The Lady Vols now have reached the Sweet 16 for the 36th time as the only program to play in all 41 NCAA Tournament­s.

Ohio State 71, North Carolina 69

In Columbus, Ohio, Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreakin­g jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds left to lift third-seeded Ohio State to a win over sixth-seeded North Carolina (22-11) and help the Buckeyes (27-7) — who lost a 12-point lead with 7:02 left — advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.

UCLA 82, Oklahoma 73

In Los Angeles, Charisma Osborne scored a career-high 36 points in her final game at Pauley Pavilion and fourth-seeded UCLA (26-9) rallied in the fourth quarter after blowing an 18-point lead to defeat No. 5 seed Oklahoma (26-6).

Louisville 73, Texas 51

In Austin, Texas, Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points and fifth-seeded Louisville (25-11) rolled over fourth-seeded Texas (26-10) on the Longhorns’ home court to send the the Cardinals to the Sweet 16 for the sixth NCAA Tournament in row.

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