Mississippi gets defensive, stuns Stanford
Missteps in final seconds unhinge No. 1 region seed
Madison Scott hit two free throws with 23 seconds left that gave Mississippi the lead for good, Angel Baker scored 13 points, and
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the eighth-seeded Rebels delivered on their declaration to get defensive, stunning top-seeded Stanford 54-49 on Sunday to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in 16 years.
Behind the entire game, the fifth-ranked Cardinal (29-6) called timeout with 28 seconds left. Hannah Jump then turned the ball over, and Scott converted. Haley Jones lost the ball out of bounds on Stanford’s last possession with a chance to tie again in the waning seconds.
Marquesha Davis hit two free throws with 15.4 seconds
to play as Ole Miss (258) overcame not making a field goal over the final 5:47, going 0-for-8.
Cameron Brink came back from a one-game absence because of a stomach bug to total 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocked shots for the Cardinal.
Only four No. 1 seeds had lost before the Sweet 16 since 1994, with Duke the last one in 2009.
Stanford had reached 14 straight Sweet 16s and
hadn’t lost in the first or second rounds since 2007.
■ No. 3 Iowa 74, Georgia 66: At Iowa City, Iowa, Caitlin Clark had 22 points and 12 assists for the second-seeded Hawkeyes (28-6), who led 41-40 at halftime. Diamond Battles scored 21 points for the 10th-seeded Bulldogs (22-12), who got within 6866 with 2:17 left but then committed three straight turnovers and missed a layup.
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■ No. 4 Virginia Tech 72, South Dakota State 60:
At Blacksburg, Va., Georgia Amoore scored 21 points for the top-seeded Hokies (29-4), who won their 13th straight and halted a 22-game win streak by the ninth-seeded Jackrabbits (29-6). Myah Selland had 17 points and nine rebounds for SDSU.
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■ No. 1 South Carolina
76, South Florida 45: At Columbia, S.C., Zia Cook scored 21 points for the top-seeded Gamecocks (34-0) in their 40th straight win. Elena Tsineke had 20 points for the eighth-seeded Bulls (27-7), who held a 10-9 edge in rebounds over the first 10 minutes but ultimately were outrebounded 52-28.
■ No. 7 Maryland 77, No. 25 Arizona 64: At College Park, Md., Diamond Miller scored 13 of her 24 points in the third quarter for the second-seeded Terrapins (27-6), who reached their third straight Sweet 16 and 11th under coach Brenda Frese, a 1993 Arizona graduate. The seventh-seeded Wildcats (22-10) led 33-32 at halftime but went almost half the third quarter without scoring.
■ No. 10 Notre Dame 53, Mississippi State 48:
At South Bend, Ind., Lauren Ebo had 10 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks for the third-seeded Fighting Irish (27-5), who recovered after blowing an eight-point fourth-quarter lead. The 11th-seeded Bulldogs (2211) trailed for the final 3:49.
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■ No. 8 Utah 63, Princeton 56: At Salt Lake City, Alissa Pili had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the second-seeded Utes (27-4), who made only one 3-pointer but still advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 2006. Ellie Mitchel had 18 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive end, for the 10th-seeded Tigers (24-6), who had won 16 straight games.
■ No. 9 Louisiana State 66, No. 18 Michigan 42:
At Baton Rouge, La., Angel Reese had 25 points, 24 rebounds, six blocks and three steals for the third-seeded Tigers (30-2), who didn’t trail and held the sixth-seeded Wolverines (23-10) to their lowest point total this season.