BUFFALO SHOCKS WAY INTO SWEET 16

» Cierra Dillard TALLAHASSEE, FLA. scored 22 points and 11thseeded Buffalo shocked No. 3 seed Florida State 86-65 on Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

The Bulls were one of the last four to earn an at-large berth in the 64-team field.

They shot 47.4 percent from the field and went 24-of-26 from the foul line. They also held the Seminoles to 3-of-25 on 3-pointers and 33.8 percent from the field.

Buffalo won’t have far to go for the regional semifinal as it will face defending champion and second-seeded South Carolina on Saturday in Albany, N.Y.

Albany Regional.

Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and top-seeded UConn beat in-state neighbor Quinnipiac 71-46 to advance to a 25th straight Sweet 16. Azura Stevens added 14 points and Kia Nurse chipped in with 13 for the Huskies (34-0), who found themselves in a much slower-paced game than their 140-52 first-round rout of Saint Francis (Pa.). … Leaonna Odom scored 16 points and fifth seed Duke’s defense was dominant, holding fourth seed Georgia to two second-quarter points in a 66-40 win. Lexie Brown and Erin Mathias each had 14 points for Duke (24-8), which will play UConn. Georgia (26-7) made 1-of-19 shots in the second period.

Spokane Regional.

Presley Hudson scored 28 points and No. 11 seed Central Michigan stunned No. 3 Ohio State 95-78 to earn the school’s first ever trip to the Sweet 16. Cassie Breen threw the ball high in the air as the clock wound down and the joyous Central Michigan players jumped, screamed and hugged as they celebrated the biggest win in school history. — The Associated Press