Sunday, February 29, 2004
No. 25 Ohio St. 76, No. 12 Minnesota 62
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brandie Hoskins had 17 points and 11 assists, and Ohio State pulled off 16 steals while forcing 19 turnovers by Minnesota. LaToya Turner added 16 points and Jessica Davenport 15 as the Buckeyes (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) shot 69 percent. Janel McCarville scored 19 points for the Gophers (20-6, 9-6).
No. 6 Penn St. 63,No. 22 Michigan St. 51
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Kelly Mazzante had 23 points and Jess Strom 18 to help Penn State beat Michigan State. Strom had 10 points in the first 7:04 as the Lady Lions (22-4, 14-1 Big 10) took a 21-8 lead. Mazzante -- the league's top career scorer -- took over from there, getting 15 points in the last 20:03. Kelli Roehrig had 14 points for the slumping Spartans (19-7, 9-6).
No. 2 Tennessee 93, Arkansas 71
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Tasha Butts scored 25 points and Shyra Ely added 17 for Tennessee. Although Tennessee (24-2, 13-0 Southeastern Conference) won the regular season title Sunday at Mississippi, the Vols didn't falter against the Razorbacks. With just eight players available, the Vols led 47-21 at halftime and never allowed Arkansas within 20 points thereafter. Shameka Christon led Arkansas (16-10, 5-8) with 25 points in the final home game of her career. She will leave school ranked in the top 10 in five categories, including second in scoring with 1,898 through Thursday night.
No. 4 Purdue 84, Iowa 55
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Shereka Wright had 21 points to lead Purdue to its 15th straight victory and put the Boilermakers in a showdown Sunday at Penn State for the Big Ten title. Katie Gearlds added 15 points for the Boilermakers (24-2, 14-1). Jamie Cavey led Iowa (15-11, 9-6) with 12 points.
No. 7 Louisiana Tech 83, UTEP 60
EL PASO, Texas -- Amisha Carter scored 22 points to lead Louisiana Tech over UTEP. The win kept Louisiana Tech (21-2, 14-1 Western Athletic) tied with Rice for the conference lead. Trina Frierson and Erica Smith-Taylor added 14 points apiece for Louisiana Tech. Ingrid Goslin led UTEP (14-11, 9-7) with 16 points.
Oregon 67, No. 10 Stanford 66
EUGENE, Ore. -- Corrie Mizusawa's layup with 8.2 seconds left gave Oregon its first victory over Stanford in the last seven meetings. Mizusawa hit two free throws to pull the Ducks (13-14, 5-12 Pac-10) to 66-65 with 21.8 seconds remaining. After Nicole Powell missed a free throw, Mizusawa raced down the court for her decisive basket. Powell missed a final shot. Freshman Eleanor Haring led Oregon with 18 points and seven rebounds. Mizusawa finished with 13 points and nine assists. Kelley Suminski led Stanford (20-6, 13-4) with 19 points.
No. 11 North Carolina 71, Florida St. 58
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Camille Little scored 16 points, helping North Carolina take the second seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Little had 10 of her points in a crucial 18-3 second-half run by the Tar Heels (21-5, 11-4), who beat the Seminoles for the 15th time in 16 meetings. Candace Sutton had 14 points and Leah Metcalf added 12 for North Carolina. Tasheika Allen had 22 points and Shante Williams 13 points and six assists for FSU (14-13, 7-9).
No. 15 LSU 85, Mississippi 68
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Temeka Johnson, playing what could have been her final regular season home game, had 22 points and seven assists for LSU. Seimone Augustus had 23 points for LSU (22-5, 10-3 SEC). Armintie Price led Mississippi (15-12, 6-7) with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 18 Auburn 72, Alabama 40
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Le'Coe Willingham had 17 points and eight rebounds to help Auburn beat Alabama. Mandisa Stevenson added 14 points and Natasha Brackett 13 for the Tigers (21-6, 9-4 SEC). Alabama (12-14, 4-9) was lead by Katie Sipe and Monique Bivins with 12 points each.
Florida 69, No. 19 Georgia 59
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Bernice Mosby scored 14 of her 19 points in the second half, helping Florida snap a four-game losing streak. Vanessa Hayden added 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting, and Danielle Santos had 14 points for the Gators (17-9, 7-6 SEC). Christi Thomas had 20 points and Cori Chambers 10 for Georgia (18-8, 7-6).
No. 24 Vanderbilt 87, Mississippi St. 64
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Reserve Ashley Earley had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Vanderbilt. Jenni Benningfield and Abi Ramsey added 19 points apiece for the Commodores (19-7, 7-6 SEC). Tan White had 30 points for Mississippi State (12-14, 6-7).
-- Associated Press