Duke rallies to beat No. 2 seed Ohio State
Reigan Richardson scored 28 points and added seven rebounds as the visiting No. 7 seed Duke women rallied from a 16-point firsthalf deficit to beat Portland 3 Regional second-seeded Ohio State 75-63 on Sunday and earn a spot in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008.
Richardson hit a 3-pointer from the wing to put Duke up 59-57 with 5:21 left. That sparked a 13-2 run by orthe Blue Devils.
Duke (22-11) will face the Syracuse-UConn winner.
Cotie McMahon paced the Buckeyes with 27 points.
Ohio State's pressing defense caused problems for Duke early as the Buckeyes built a 16-point lead. But the Blue Devils came roaring back.
BAYLOR 75, VIRGINIA TECH 72 >>
Jada Walker scored 26 of her career-high 28 points in the second half to lead the fifth-seeded Bears (26-7) to a victory over the No. 4 seed Hokies.
Walker connected on 9 of 16 from the floor and 9 of 10 from the foul line.
Matilda Ekh led Virginia Tech (25-8) with 19 points.
Albany 1 Regional SOUTH CAROLINA 88, NORTH CAROLINA 41 >>
Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 20 points, Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and the unbeaten host Gamecocks powered into their 10th straight Sweet 16 with a rout of the eighth-seeded Tar Heels.
Top overall seed South Carolina (34-0) used a 15-0 first-quarter run to take control.
The Gamecocks will play either No. 4 seed Indiana or No. 5 seed Oklahoma on Friday in the regional semifinals. OREGON STATE 61, NEBRASKA 51 >> Talia von Oelhoffen had 19 points and eight assists to help the third-seeded Beavers advance
to the Sweet 16 by beating the visiting No. 6 seed Cornhuskers (23-13).
Oregon State (26-7) will face second-seeded Notre Dame or No. 7 Ole Miss.
Albany 2 Regional LSU 83, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 56 >>
Angel Reese had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the third-seeded Tigers responded to a ninepoint third-quarter deficit with a dominant finish to defeat the upstart No. 11 seed Blue Raiders.
Flau'Jae Johnson scored 21 for LSU (30-5) to help end Middle Tennessee's 20-game winning streak.
MTSU (30-5) led 4132 and looked primed to widen the gap.
COLORADO 63, KANSAS STATE 50 >>
Tameiya Sadler scored all 10 of her points in the second half to lead a balanced scoring attack and the No. 5 seed Buffaloes beat the fourth-seeded Wildcats (26-8) to advance to the Sweet 16.
Colorado (24-9) will face No. 1 seed Iowa or No. 8 seed West Virginia.
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Aaliyah Moore tallied 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the No. 1 seed Longhorns beat the visiting eighth-seeded Crimson Tide (24-10).
Freshman Madison Booker also scored 21 for Texas (32-4), which will face the Utah-Gonzaga winner in the Sweet 16 on Friday.