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Seton Hall 65, No. 8 Pittsburgh 61
PITTSBURGH -- Donald Copeland scored Seton Hall's last seven points over the final 1 minute, 56 seconds, and the Pirates ended Pittsburgh's 16-game home winning streak. Aaron Gray missed two free throws with 8.5 seconds remaining that would have tied it for Pittsburgh (21-6, 10-6 Big East), and Copeland followed several seconds later with two free throws to deal the Panthers their second consecutive loss and third in four games. Kelly Whitney scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Seton Hall (18-10, 9-7) won its second in a row following three consecutive losses. Copeland followed up a 28-point game against Cincinnati with 15 points, most down the stretch. Pitt's late-season slump will likely drop the Panthers to the No. 6 seed in the Big East tournament and a game Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Krauser, playing his final home game as one of only three players in school history to play on four consecutive 20-win teams, was held to nine points on 2-of-10 shooting. Gray led Pitt with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Levon Kendall added 15.
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No. 1 North Carolina 82, Virginia 56
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Camille Little had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and North Carolina overcame a sluggish start to beat Virginia in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Four players scored in double figures for the Tar Heels (27-1), who shot only 40 percent from the field. But they converted 23-of-30 at the line to extend their record for tournament victories to 42. La'Tangela Atkinson had 15 points and LaToya Pringle added 14 to reach double figures. Leading scorer Ivory Latta had 17 points but made only one of her first nine shots. Sharnee Zoll had 13 points and Takisha Granberry scored 12 for Virginia (18-10), which had won five straight.
No. 2 Duke 69, Virginia Tech 56
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Monique Currie scored 13 points and Duke advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament for the 12th straight year. Mistie Williams added 11 points for the Blue Devils (26-2), who committed a season-high 31 turnovers. Dawn Chriss and Carrie Mason each scored 13 points for the Hokies (20-9), who lost to the Blue Devils for the third time this season. The Blue Devils, who won five straight tournament titles before falling to North Carolina in last year's final, have won 18 of their last 19 tournament games.
No. 3 LSU 91, Mississippi 73
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Seimone Augustus scored 30 points and Sylvia Fowles added 21 and 13 rebounds to lead LSU in a quarterfinal game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Scholanda Hoston added 14 points for LSU (26-2), which will play Kentucky in the semifinals Saturday. Armintie Price scored 23 points, Ashley Awkward had 19 and Ashley Johnson added 17 for Ole Miss (16-13). LSU needed only a few minutes to demonstrate its superiority. After Price tied the score at 12-12, the Lady Tigers responded with a 15-0 run.
No. 8 Tennessee 77, Auburn 45
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Candace Parker had 17 points and 12 rebounds in her first SEC tournament game, leading Tennessee into the semifinals. Parker, the Southeastern Conference freshman of the year, scored all her points in the first half as the Lady Vols built a 40-26 lead. The Lady Vols (26-4) overwhelmed the Tigers at the start of each half. Tennessee led 13-0 after 4:03 of the first and went on a 24-3 run to start the second. Tye'sha Fluker led Tennessee with 19 points. Sherell Hobbs led the Tigers (14-15) with 11 points, and DeWanna Bonner added 10.
No. 14 Purdue 68, Illinois 57
INDIANAPOLIS -- Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton had 15 points and three blocks, and Aya Traore added 14 points and five assists to lead Purdue in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Erin Lawless scored 12 points and Katie Gearlds added 12 points and five assists for the Boilermakers. Janelle Hughes and Erin Wigley each scored 13 points for Illinois (15-14), which won three of five after an eight-game losing streak.
No. 16 Michigan St. 79, Iowa 58
INDIANAPOLIS -- Liz Shimek scored a career-high 31 points, and Lindsay Bowen added 12 as they traded the title of Michigan State's (22-8) career scoring leader. The Hawkeyes (17-11) were led by Megan Skouby with 13 points and seven rebounds, but could not overcome 23 turnovers, 19 in the first half. The Spartans won for the eighth time in nine games. Shimek passed Bowen for the school's career scoring lead, breaking a tie with a strong second-half performance. Bowen held the title since Feb. 16, but now trails Shimek (1,713 points) by 16 points.
Indiana 61, No. 20 Minnesota 46
INDIANAPOLIS -- Nikki Smith tied her career high with 18 points and Indiana reached the Big Ten tournament semifinals for the first time since winning the title in 2002. Jenny DeMuth added 14 points and seven rebounds for sixth-seeded Indiana (17-12). Liz Podominick scored 11 points for Minnesota (19-9).
Kentucky 88, No. 23 Florida 70
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Samantha Mahoney and Sarah Elliott each scored 20 points to lead Kentucky to the upset in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. Nastassia Alcius finished with 13 points for the Wildcats (21-7) while Jenny Pfeiffer scored 11. Jennifer Humphrey had 10 rebounds. Sha Brooks scored 22 points for the Gators (21-8).
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