BLOOMINGTON (AP) — Destiny Harden hit a line jumper with 3.5 seconds remaining to send ninth-seeded Miami past first-seeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday, 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 on Sunday at their home court. It marks the second time since the group expanded to 64 teams in 1994 that two No. 1 seeds did not make the Sweet 16. It also happened in 1998.
Harden finished with 18 points and Lola Pendade had 19 points for the Hurricanes (21-12), who never trailed.
Indiana tied the score at 68 on Yarden Garzón’s 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left, but couldn’t get the defensive stoppage it needed and fumbled on the final possession to seal its only home loss of the season.
VILLANOVA — Maddy Siegrist scored 31 points and sent the winningest team in Villanova history to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history with a win over Florida Gulf Coast.
The fourth-seeded Wildcats (30-6) won their 30th game and celebrated the March Madness milestone in front of another sold-out house at the Pavilion. Siegrist, the first-team AP All-American, made 13 of 24 shots in what was likely her last home game. The four-year-old star has left some leeway that she could return for a fifth season, but all signs point to her playing in the WNBA this summer.
One thing is for sure, Siegrist is headed to the Sweet 16.
The Wildcats are going for the first time since 2003 (that team’s coach, Harry Perretta, saw this from behind the basket) and will be the play-winners of Monday’s game in Indianapolis between top-seeded Indiana and No. 9. Miami seed.
KNOXVILLE — Reserves Sara Puckett and Jillian Hollingshead led five Lady Vols in double figures with 13 points apiece as Tennessee defeated Toledo.
This marks the first time since 2015 and 2016 that Tennessee (25-11) has reached consecutive Sweet 16s and the first in coach Kellie Harper’s fourth season. The Lady Vols have now reached the Sweet 16 for the 36th time as the only program to play in all 41 NCAA Tournaments.
Toledo (29-5) snapped a record 17-game winning streak and missed his first Sweet 16. The Rockets lost for the first time since Jan. 18 at Bowling Green, which was avenged in the Mid-Tournament championship. American. for their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2017.
Quinesha Lockett led Toledo with 19 points.
COLUMBUS – Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds remaining to lead Ohio State to a win over North Carolina and help the Buckeyes advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.
With the game tied, Sheldon took Eboni Walker’s pass and floated in for the game-winning score. North Carolina had one last chance, but lost it with a second remaining.
Ohio State (27-7) had its 12-point lead erased with 7:02 to go as the Tar Heels went on a 13-2 run midway through the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels made most of that run without star Deja Kelly, who left midway through the fourth quarter with a leg injury. He went to the locker room, but returned to the court a short time later.
Trailing 66-63, Kelly made two free throws before Paulina Paris made a layup in transition to give the Tar Heels (22-11) their first lead of the game with 2:09 to play.
STORRS, Conn. — Azzi Fudd scored 16 of his 22 points in a decisive third quarter, leading UConn to a victory over Baylor and its 29th straight Sweet 16.
Aaliyah Edwards added 19 points and Nika Muhl had 10 assists for the Huskies (31-5). Dorka Juhasz chipped in with 11 points and Caroline Ducharme added 10.
Ja’mee Asberry scored 15 points and Jaden Owens had 14 for Baylor, which ends its season 20-13. Bella Fontleroy scored 12 points for the Bears, who made 12 3-pointers after hitting 14 in their first-round win over Alabama.
But the Huskies dominated on the inside, outscoring the Bears 36-12 in the paint and outrebounding Baylor 42-31.
AUSTIN — Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points as Louisville outscored Texas on the Longhorns’ home court to send the Cardinals to the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA Tournament.
In a matchup of two teams that started the season in the Top 10 only for everyone outside the rankings before regrouping late, the Cardinals stifled the Longhorns and standout point guard Rori Harmon all night, extending a 14-yard halftime lead. points to 21 at the end. of the third trimester.
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Louisville (25-11) led as many as 27 early in the quarter. The win sends the Cardinals to Region 4 Seattle to play No. 8-seeded Mississippi, which defeated No. 1 Stanford on Sunday.
DeYona Gaston scored 12 points to lead Texas (26-10).
DURHAM, NC – Quay Miller had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Aaronette Vonleh made two baskets in overtime in the lane after committing her fourth foul, helping Colorado beat Duke.
Jaylyn Sherrod had 14 points and Vonleh finished with 12 as the Buffaloes (25-8) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 20 years.
Elizabeth Balogun scored 14 points and Reigan Richardson had 10, but the Blue Devils didn’t make a field goal in overtime. Duke overcame a 13-point deficit in regulation.
Next up for Colorado is Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Seattle Region 4 semifinals.
Duke lost for the third time in its last four second-round home games in the NCAA tournament.
