NCAA WOMEN'S ROUNDUP Tennessee holds off Baylor with questionable late call

Tasha Butts sank two free throws with 0.2 seconds remaining for the Volunteers.
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NORMAN, Okla. -- Tennessee coach Pat Summitt was proud her team found a way to win. She just wishes her Lady Vols hadn't won the way they did.
Tasha Butts hit two free throws after a questionable call with 0.2 seconds remaining to give top-seeded Tennessee a 71-69 victory over Baylor in the Midwest Regional semifinals Sunday night.
Shyra Ely missed a fast-break layup with one second to go and Butts was unable to tap in the putback. In the scramble for the loose ball, Baylor's Jessika Stratton collided with Butts and was called for a foul.
Officials huddled after the buzzer and reviewed the replay on a courtside television monitor to see if the foul came before time ran out.
After a few moments, Butts went to the line and sank both shots.
"I hate to see a good game end like that," Summitt said. "Tonight was a situation where there were a lot of calls everybody is on edge about."
Even so, Summitt was happy to have her team headed to its ninth appearance in the round of eight in 10 years.
"I told our basketball team after the game that in every postseason there is a game in which you are really tested and you figure out a way to win and survive," Summitt said. "Tonight was one of those games."
Ely finished with 19 points to lead Tennessee (29-3). Butts scored 16, LaToya Davis 12 and Shanna Zolman added 10.
Emily Niemann led fourth-seeded Baylor (26-9) with 19 points. Stratton added 17 and Sophia Young had 13.
Stanford 57, Vanderbilt 55
NORMAN, Okla. -- Kelley Suminski hit a 3-pointer with 0.3 remaining.
All-American Nicole Powell had 16 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists -- including one that set up Suminski's game-winner. Suminski finished with 11 points for Stanford (27-6).
Hillary Hager had 13 points to lead Vanderbilt (26-8).
Duke 63, Louisiana Tech 49
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Blue Devils turned a battle of high-powered offenses into a defensive struggle, holding Louisiana Tech to its lowest point total.
Monique Currie scored 18 points and All-American Alana Beard 17, including a layup that stopped the Lady Techsters' last rally.
Louisiana Tech shot just 30 percent.
"I'm sure it wasn't pretty to watch, but we said we thought it would come down to defense, and I think it really did," Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said after her team won despite shooting under 39 percent.
The victory was a nation's best 13th in a row for Duke.
"You don't beat the No. 1 team in the country shooting 30 percent," second-year Louisiana Tech coach Kurt Budke said. "They had a lot to do with that, and we missed some shots that we normally hit."
For much of the game, Duke didn't look like No. 1 in the country or even a No. 1 seed, but Beard, Currie and Vicki Krapohl sparked a 16-6 run that opened a 48-38 lead and the Blue Devils never were threatened.
"This was not our best performance, but I still feel we're confident in our play and our intensity level," said Iciss Tillis, who scored 11.
Trina Frierson led Louisiana Tech with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
Minnesota 76, Boston College 63
NORFOLK, Va. -- Janel McCarville scored 25 points to lead Minnesota to its first regional final.
Lindsay Whalen added 15 points and 10 assists for the Golden Gophers (24-8). Jessalyn Deveny led the third-seeded Eagles (27-7) with 18 points, and Clare Droesch had 17 points and eight rebounds.