Another 1 bites the dust as Miami knocks out Indiana
Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send Greenville 2 Region ninth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday night, 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 by Mississippi. It's the first time since 1998 that two No. 1 seeds did not advance to the regional semifinals.
Harden finished with 18 points and Lola Pendande had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Hurricanes (21-12), who never trailed.
Indiana's Yarden Garzon tied the score twice in the final minute with 3-pointers, the second coming with 6.6 seconds to go.
But the Hoosiers couldn't get the stop they needed and turned the ball over on their final possession.
Mackenzie Holmes led the Hoosiers with 22 points and nine rebounds. Grace Berger added 17 points, six rebounds and six assists in Indiana's first loss of the season at Assembly Hall. NO. 4 VILLANOVA 76, NO. 12 FLORIDA GULF COAST 57 ❯❯ Maddy Siegrist scored 31 points and sent the winningest team in Wildcats history into the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history with a home win over the Eagles (33-4).
Villanova (30-6) won its record 30th game.
Siegrist, the first-team AP All-American, made 13 of 24 shots in what was likely her final home game. She has left some wiggle room that she could return for a fifth season, but all signs point toward her playing in the WNBA this summer.
Seattle 3 Region
NO. 2 UCONN 77, NO. 7 BAYLOR 58 ❯❯ Azzi Fudd scored 16 of her 22 points in a decisive third quarter, leading the Huskies at home over the Bears and into a 29th straight Sweet 16.
Aaliyah Edwards added 19 points and Nika Muhl had 10 assists for UConn (31-5).
Ja'mee Asberry scored 15 points for Baylor (20-13), which made 12 3-pointers.
But the Huskies dominated inside, outscoring the Bears 36-12 in the paint and outrebounding Baylor 42-31. NO. 3 OHIO ST. 71, NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 69 ❯❯ Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds left to lift the host Buckeyes to a win over the Tar Heels and a second straight Sweet 16 appearance.
North Carolina had one final chance, but turned it over with a second left.
Ohio State (27-7) saw its 12-point lead with 7:02 to go erased as the Tar Heels went on a 13-2 run midway through the fourth quarter.
Trailing 66-65, Paulina Paris made a layup to give UNC (22-11) its first lead of the game with 2:09 left.
Sheldon scored to give the Buckeyes the lead back with 1:07 left. She added a free throw 29 seconds later for a two-point lead.
Deja Kelly, who had 22 points for North Carolina, hit a jumper to tie the game at 69 with 9 seconds left. NO. 4 TENNESSEE 94, NO. 12 TOLEDO 47 ❯❯ Reserves Sara Puckett and Jillian Hollingshead led five Lady Vols in double figures with 13 points apiece in a victory over the visiting Rockets to advance to their second straight Sweet 16.
Tennessee (25-11) has now reached the Sweet 16 for the 36th time as the only program to play in all 41 NCAA tournaments.
Toledo (29-5) snapped a program record 17-game winning streak and missed out on its first Sweet 16.
Quinesha Lockett led Toledo with 19 points.
Seattle 4 Region
NO. 6 COLORADO 61, NO. 3 DUKE 53, OT ❯❯ Quay Miller had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Aaronette Vonleh converted two overtime baskets, helping the visiting Buffaloes beat the Blue Devils.
Jaylyn Sherrod had 14 points as Colorado (25-8) reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in 20 years.
Elizabeth Balogun scored 14 points for Duke (26-7), which didn't hit a field goal in overtime after overcoming a 13-point deficit in regulation.
Sherrod scored on a drive with 33.9 seconds left in regulation, but missed a free throw to leave the game tied at 50-all.
NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 73, NO. 4 TEXAS 51 ❯❯ Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points and the Cardinals rolled over the host Longhorns to make the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in a row.
Louisville (25-11) smothered Texas and standout point guard Rori Harmon all night, stretching a 14-point halftime lead to 21 by end of the third quarter and as much as 27 early in the fourth.
DeYona Gaston scored 12 points to lead Texas (26-10).
Van Lith, Mykasa Robinson and Chrislyn Carr allowed Harmon three assists in the first quarter, but no more. She also had five turnovers.