Women’s basketball

Louisville knocks No. 10 Notre Dame out of ACC Tournament

GREENSBORO, N. C.>> Hailey Van Lith had 15 points, and unranked Louisville used a stif ling defensive performance to knock off No. 10 Notre Dame 64- 38 on Saturday to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.

Louisville limited the Fighting Irish to 31.4% shooting and forced 22 turnovers, using a full court press to create chaos while closing off entry passes in half court sets.

No. 1 S. Carolina 80, Mississippi 51

GREENVILLE, S. C.>> Laeticia Amihere scored 17 points and Aliyah Boston posted her 80th career doubledouble to lead No. 1 South Carolina into the SEC Tournament final for the eighth time in nine seasons.

No. 14 Ohio State 79, No. 2 Indiana 75

MINNEAPOLIS>> Rikki Harris made a go- ahead layup with 38 seconds left for Ohio State in a victory over Indiana after rallying from a 24- point deficit in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Taylor Thierry had 19 points, 12 rebounds and three steals for the Buckeyes ( 25- 6), who turned up their full- court press in the second half to take down the regular- season conference champion Hoosiers ( 27- 3) and damage their bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee 69, No. 4 LSU 67

GREENVILLE, S. C.>> Rickea Jackson scored 26 points and Jordan Horston 17 as Tennessee rallied from 17 points down to defeat No. 4 LSU and reach its first Southeastern Conference tournament championship game since 2015.

Jackson and Horston both had double- doubles, each with 10 rebounds in the improbable comeback.

No. 7 Iowa 89, No. 5 Maryland 84

MINNEAPOLIS>> Caitlin Clark had 22 points and nine assists, Gabbie Marshall and Mckenna Warnock each scored 21 points, and Iowa made a season- high 15 shots from 3- point range to beat Maryland in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Abby Meyers and Diamond Miller each scored 21 points for the Terrapins ( 25- 6), who handed the Hawkeyes their worst loss of the season just two weeks ago.

No. 8 Va. Tech 58, No. 13 Duke 37

GREENSBORO, N. C.>> Georgia Amoore scored 24 points on six 3- pointers and Virginia Tech advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game for the first time in program history with a victory over Duke.

No. 9 Uconn 69, Georgetown 39

UNCASVILLE, CONN.>> Aaliyah Edwards had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Uconn to a rout of Georgetown in the Big East quarterfinals.

No. 11 Villanova 71, Depaul 70

UNCASVILLE, CONN.>> Maddy Siegrist posted a doubledouble and Lucy Oisen scored 19 and her go- ahead free throw with .7 seconds left sent 11th- ranked Villanova past Depaul 71- 70 on Saturday in a Big East quarterfinal matchup.

No. 12 Texas 80, Kansas State 52

MANHATTAN, KAN.>> Shaylee Gonzales scored 21 points and Texas smothered Kansas State to win a share of the Big 12 Conference championship for the first time since 2004.

No. 16 Oklahoma 80, Oklahoma St. 71

STILLWATER, OKLA.>> Taylor Robertson had 15 points and six assists, Skylar Vann had a double- double off the bench, and Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State to secure the school’s first Big 12 championship since 2009.

Sooners All- American Madi Williams sat the final 36 minutes with an undisclosed injury.

No. 23 Iowa State 76, Texas Tech 56

AMES, IOWA>> Ashley Joens scored 22 points and became the Big 12 Conference all- time leader in games played, Emily Ryan had a double- double and Iowa State rolled past Texas Tech to close the regular season.

No. 24 Mid. Tenn. 72, UTEP 68, OT

MURFREESBORO, TENN.>> Jaylynn Gregory and reserve Kseniya Malashka scored 17 points apiece and Middle Tennessee withstood UTEP for an overtime win.