Kansas State 50, Washington State 40

from Kyla Mcmakin.

N.C. State plays Kansas State in the second round.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Ayoka Lee had 20 points and 15 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas State overcame a frustrating defensive scheme to outlast No. 8 Washington State

Lee, a second-team AP AllAmerica selection, made just one shot from the floor in the first half but rallied in the second to lead the Wildcats (20-11) to their first tournament victory since 2017. Brylee Glenn added 14 points for Kansas State.

Washington State (19-11) was powered by Charlisse Leger-walker’s 20 points on offense. Ula Motuga grabbed 14 rebounds and scored five points.

The Wildcats didn’t allow the Cougars to make a field goal in the final five minutes of the game.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mackenzie Holmes scored 19 points to lead Indiana past Charlotte on the Hoosiers’ home court.

Serving as hosts for the first time in the women’s tournament, the third-seeded Hoosiers (23-8) used a 22-2 run across a nearly six-minute, firsthalf stretch to blow the game open.

The 6-foot-3 junior forward and second-team All-big Ten selection made 9 of 15 shots to help IU shoot 54.7%. She also grabbed eight rebounds. Grace Berger added 18 points.

Octavia Jett-wilson’s 19 points led the 49ers (22-9), who shot 37%.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Abby Meyers had career-high 29 points to lead No. 11-seed Princeton to its second-ever NCAA Tournament win, beating sixth-seeded Kentucky.

Kaitlyn Chen added 17 points for the Tigers (25-4), who have won 18 straight and never trailed after the first quarter.

Three-time All-american Rhyne had 17 points to lead the Wildcats (19-12), who entered the tournament winners of 10 straight, the last three against teams ranked in the AP Top 25.

Dre’una Edwards added 16 points and 12 rebounds, but the redshirt junior made just 6 of 15 shots as Kentucky shot just 35.7%.

NORMAN, Okla. — Olivia Miles had a triple-double help No. 5 seed Notre Dame over No. 12 seed Massachusetts.

Miles had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the 18th triple-double in an women’s tournament game and the 10th in school history.

Maddy Westbeld scored 19 points and Maya Dodson and Dara Mabrey each added 18 for the Fighting Irish (23-8), who will play No. 4 seed Oklahoma or No. 13 seed IUPUI on Monday in the second round.

Sam Breen, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, matched her career high with 31 points for Umass (26-7).

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Maddy Siegrist scored 25 points as 11th-seeded Villanova rallied to beat No. 6 seed BYU.

Kaitlyn Oriehl added 10 points and Lucy Olsen had nine for the Wildcats, who finished second in the Big East.

Paisley Harding scored 21 points for BYU with Teagan Graham adding 11. Shaylee Gonzales was held to eight points, missing 11 of her 14 shots.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Naz Hillmon had 24 points and 11 rebounds to help third-seeded Michigan beat No. 14 seed American.

Emily Kiser added 13 points and Leigha Brown had 11 for the Wolverines, who will face No. 11 seed Villanova on Monday in the second round.

American led 8-4 early before Hillmon and the Wolverines got going. Michigan scored 48 of its 74 points in the paint with Hilmon anchoring the interior offense. The Wolverines took the lead with just under two minutes left in the first quarter and never relinquished it, leading by as many as 39.

Lauren Stack finished with 10 points for Patriot League champion American.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Alexus Dye scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as fourth-seeded Tennessee held off No. 13 seed Buffalo to remain perfect in the NCAA Tournament on their own floor.

Tennessee (24-8) improved to 24-0 in the first round at home

Senior Rae Burrell scored 15 points after halftime, including nine in the third quarter helping Tennessee to a 57-51 lead going into the final quarter. The Lady Vols sealed the victory, outscoring Buffalo 12-3 to open the fourth.

Tamari Key finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds and Burrell finished with 19 points.

Bulls junior guard Dyaisha Fair, the nation’s fourth-leading scorer, topped her scoring average with 25 points.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Jacy Sheldon had 25 points and five steals, and No. 6 seed Ohio

State overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat 11th seed Missouri State.

Sheldon also made 10 of 12 free throws for the Buckeyes (24-6), who didn’t take the lead for good until Taylor Mikesell made a 3-pointer from the left corner to make it 54-52 with 3:10 left.

Missouri State (25-8) got as close as 58-56 with 41 seconds left on a Brice Calip putback. But Sheldon responded with a layup and two free throws to help seal the victory for the Buckeyes.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Khayla Pointer capped a 26-point performance with a tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute as No. 3 seed LSU rallied from 10 points down in the final 4:42 to outlast 14th seed Jackson State.

Jailin Cherry scored 24 for LSU (26-5), hitting several key baskets during a stirring comeback that halted Jackson State’s winning streak at 21 and prevented what was nearly the first victory by a No. 14 seed or a Southwestern Athletic Conference team in a women’s NCAA Tournament.

Faustine Aifuwa had 17 points and 14 rebounds for LSU, which made six of its last eight shots after having missed 15 of 18 right before its final, game-flipping flourish.

TUSCON, Ariz. — Deja Kelly scored 28 points, Kennedy Todd-williams added 15 and North Carolina pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Stephen F. Austin.

The Tar Heels (24-6), the No. 5 seed in the Greensboro Region, struggled with turnovers and defensive rebounding while falling into an early 10-point hole. But they dominated the fourth quarter.