No. 1 Stanford stunned by Mississippi
Madison Scott hit a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left that gave Mississippi the lead for good, and the Rebels delivered on their declaration to get defensive, stunning top-seeded Stanford 54-49 on Sunday night to reach the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in 16 years.
Marquesha Davis hit a pair of free throws with 15.4 seconds to play as Ole Miss overcame not making a field goal over the final 5 minutes 47 seconds, going 0 for 8.
Only four No. 1 seeds had lost before the Sweet 16 since 1994, with Duke the last one in 2009. Stanford had won 21 consecutive NCAA games on its home floor but never led. Cameron Brink had 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocked shots.
South Carolina 76, South Florida 45: Zia Cooke scored 21 points and Aliyah Boston had her 81st career double-double as top seed South Carolina shook off a slow start to power past eighth-seeded South Florida and into the Sweet 16.
Maryland 77, Arizona 64: Diamond Miller scored 13 of her 24 points in the third quarter to help the Terrapins (27-6) advance to the Sweet 16 for a third straight year and the 11th time under coach Brenda Frese.
Notre Dame 53, Mississippi State 48: Lauren Ebo had 10 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks and Maddy Westbeld added nine points and 15 rebounds for the Irish, who blew an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter before making plays at the end.
Utah 63, Princeton 56: Alissa Pili had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Jenna Johnson added 15 points for the second-seeded Utes, who made only one three-pointer but still advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 2006.
Louisiana State 66, Michigan 42: Angel Reese dismantled Michigan on both ends of the court with 25 points, 24 rebounds, six blocks and three steals.
Virginia Tech 72, South Dakota State: Georgia Amoore scored 21 points and the Hokies (29-4) advanced to the Sweet 16 for just the second time in history.
Iowa 74, Georgia 66: Caitlin Clark had 22 points and 12 assists as the Hawkeyes (28-6) advanced to their ninth Sweet 16.
Clark, a first-team Associated Press All-American, was held scoreless for 13 minutes in the first half but scored 14 second-half points.