TOP 25 ROUNDUP / WOMEN
No. 2 Mississippi St. 81, Kentucky 58
Roshunda Johnson scored 20 points, and No. 2 Mississippi State remained undefeated by routing Kentucky 81-58 on Friday in the Southeastern Conference quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn. The Bulldogs (31-0) extended the nation’s longest winning streak and are trying to add their first tournament title to the regular-season crown. They will play No. 15 Texas A&M for a third consecutive spot in the final. Victoria Vivians added 17 points, and Blair Schaefer had 15, tying her career-high with five 3-pointers. Taylor Murray led Kentucky (15-17) with 15 points.
No. 4 Louisville 73, Virginia Tech 70
Myisha Hines-Allen had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Louisville hold off Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals. Newly crowned ACC player Asia Durr struggled with just 11 points on 3-for-19 shooting for the top-seeded Cardinals (30-2). They will face No. 23 North Carolina State in the semifinals. Taylor Emery had 27 points for Virginia Tech (18-13).
No. 5 Notre Dame 83, Virginia 47
Marina Mabrey scored 24 points to help Notre Dame beat Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals. Arike Ogunbowale added 16 points for the second-seeded Fighting Irish (28-2) in their 13th straight victory. Aliyah Huland El scored 13 points for the Cavaliers (18-13).
No. 6 Oregon 84, Colorado 47
Satou Sabally scored 21 points, and Lexi Bando added 19 to help Oregon beat Colorado in the Pac-12 quarterfinals. The regular-season champion Ducks (28-4) will face No. 9 UCLA in the semifinals. Mya Hollingshed had 20 points for Colorado (15-16).
No. 8 S. Carolina 73, No. 12 Tenn. 62
A’ja Wilson had 24 points and 12 rebounds coming off the bench and South Carolina beat Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference quarterfinals. The Gamecocks (24-6) are back in the semifinals as they chase a record fourth straight tournament title. They will play No. 14 Missouri or No. 19 Georgia. Anastasia Hayes led Tennessee (24-7) with 17 points.
No. 9 UCLA 77, California 74
Jordin Canada scored 27 points and UCLA held California scoreless for more than two minutes down the stretch to escape with the Pac-12 quarterfinal victory. Mikayla Cowling’s pull-up jumper put Cal up 69-68 with 2:40 remaining, but the Bruins responded with six consecutive points, going up 74-69 on two free throws by Canada with 38 seconds left. Kianna Smith hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Cal. UCLA (24-6) will face sixthranked Oregon (28-4) in the semifinals. Cowling had 16 points for Cal (21-10).
No. 11 Florida State 73, Miami 69
Imani Wright scored 20 points and Florida State held off Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals. The third-seeded Seminoles (25-5) have won seven of their last eight games, and will play fifth-ranked Notre Dame (28-2) in the semifinals. Emese Hof had 21 points for Miami (21-10).
No. 13 Ohio State 82, Rutgers 57
Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points, Stephanie Mavunga added 18 and Ohio State cruised into the Big Ten semifinals for the fifth straight year. The top-seeded Buckeyes (26-6) will face Minnesota. Tyler Scaife led Rutgers (20-12) with 13 points.
No. 15 Texas A&M 75, No. 24 LSU 69
Chennedy Carter scored 27 points, a Texas A&M record in a Southeastern Conference Tournament game, to help the Aggies reach the semifinals. Texas A&M (24-8) will face second-ranked Mississippi State on Saturday. Ayana Mitchell had Mitchell had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Raigyne Williams also scored 17 points for LSU (19-9).
No. 17 Maryland 67, Indiana 54
Kaila Charles scored 24 points and Maryland held Indiana scoreless over the final minute in the Big Ten quarterfinals. Maryland (24-6) will face the Michigan-Nebraska winner in the semifinals. Amanda Cahill had 17 points for Indiana (17-14).
No. 22 Belmont 63, Jacksonville St. 53
Darby Maggard scored 20 points and Belmont tied the school record set last season with its 21st straight victory, pulling away from Jacksonville State in the Ohio Valley semifinals. Kylee Smith added 19 points for the top-seeded Bruins (30-3) in their 45th straight win over OVC opponents. They will face Tennessee-Martin in the title game.
No. 23 N.C. State 51, No. 18 Duke 45
Chelsea Nelson had an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament-record 22 rebounds and scored 15 points in North Carolina State’s quarterfinal victory. The fifth-seeded Wolfpack (24-7) will face No. 4 Louisville in the semifinals. Lexie Brown led Duke (22-8) with 16 points.