Another No. 1 goes down as Miami knocks off Indiana
Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send ninth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday night in Bloomington, Indiana, 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 first time since 1998 that two No. 1 seeds did not advance to the regional semifinals.
Harden finished with 18 points and Lola Pendade had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Hurricanes (21-12), who never trailed on the Hoosiers home court.
Indiana certainly had its chances. 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 after a timeout and turned the ball over on their final possession.
Mackenzie Holmes led the Hoosiers with 22 points and nine rebounds.
UConn 77, Baylor 58: Azzi Fudd scored 16 of her 22 points in a decisive third quarter, leading second-seeded UConn to a home win over 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).
Ja’mee Asberry scored 15 points and Jaden Owens had 14 for Baylor (20-13).
Louisville 73, Texas 51: Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points and No. 5 seed Louisville rolled over No. 4 Texas on the Longhorns’ home court to send the Cardinals to the Sweet 16 for the sixth NCAA Tournament in row.
In a matchup of two teams that began the season in the Top 10 only to fall out of the rankings before regrouping late, the Cardinals smothered the Longhorns and standout point guard Rori Harmon all night, stretching a 14-point halftime lead to 21 by end of the third quarter.
Louisville (25-11) led by as much as 27 early in the fourth.
DeYona Gaston scored 12 points to lead Texas (26-10).
Colorado 61, Duke 53 (OT): 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 No. 6 seed Colorado beat third-seeded Duke in the second round in Durham, North Carolina.
Jaylyn Sherrod had 14 points and Vonleh finished with 12 as the Buffaloes (25-8) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 20 years.
Elizabeth Balogun scored 14 points and Reigan Richardson had 10, but the Blue Devils (26-7) didn’t hit a field goal in overtime.
UCLA 82, Oklahoma 73: Charisma Osborne scored a career-high 36 points in her final game at Pauley Pavilion and fourth-seeded UCLA rallied in the fourth quarter after blowing an 18-point lead to defeat No. 5 seed Oklahoma in the second round in Los Angeles.
The Bruins, who had an 18-point lead in the second quarter, found themselves trailing 54-50 late in the third quarter before Osborne started the comeback. She drove the lane and hit a layup while being fouled by Beatrice Culliton. Osborne made the ensuing free throw to bring them within one.
She had 13 points in the final 10 minutes as the Bruins (26-7) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019.
Villanova 76, Florida Gulf Coast 57:
Maddy Siegrist scored 31 points and sent the winningest team in Villanova history (30-6) into the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history with a win over the 12th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast (33-4) at home.