Another No. 1 seed bounced
Miami never trails in win over Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — 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, 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.
But instead of celebrating Indiana’s third consecutive march to the Sweet 16, the raucous crowd grew anxious as time ticked off the clock and stunned as the Hurricanes celebrated.
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. Grace Berger added 17 points, six rebounds and six assists in her final game. It was Indiana’s first loss of the season at Assembly Hall.
■ Ohio State 71, North Carolina
69: At Columbus, Ohio, Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds left to help the Buckeyes (27-7) advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.
■ Villanova 74, Florida Gulf Coast
53: At Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Maddy Siegrist scored 31 points and sent Villanova into the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history. Siegrist, the first-team AP All-american, made 13 of 24 shots in what was likely her final home game for the Wildcats (30-6).
■ Tennessee 94, Toledo 47: At Knoxville, Tennessee, reserves Sara Puckett and Jillian Hollingshead led five Lady Vols in double figures with 13 points apiece as Tennessee (2511) routed Toledo (29-5).
■ Louisville 73, Texas 51: At Austin, Texas, Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points and Louisville (25-11) rolled over Texas on the Longhorns’ home court.
■ Colorado 61, Duke 53 (OT): At Durham, North Carolina, Jaquaya Miller had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Buffaloes (25-8) to the upset in overtime.
■ Connecticut 77, Baylor 58:
At Storrs, Connecticut, Azzi Fudd scored 16 of her 22 points in a decisive third quarter, leading the Huskies (31-5) into a 29th straight Sweet 16.
■ UCLA 82, Oklahoma 73: At Los Angeles, Charisma Osborne was unstoppable with 36 points to lead the Bruins (27-9) into the Sweet 16.