WOMEN'S TOP 25 ROUNDUP Sunday's other games

No. 1 North Carolina 91, No. 4 Maryland 80
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- North Carolina avenged its only loss and won another Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship. Erlana Larkins scored a career-high 26 points and had 12 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels to their second straight ACC tournament title and a likely No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament. Ivory Latta also scored 26 to earn MVP honors for North Carolina (29-1), which has won seven straight games since a 98-95 overtime home loss to the Terrapins last month. It was North Carolina's seventh tournament title overall and marked the second straight year that Latta was named MVP. Jade Perry scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures for the Terrapins (28-4), who were seeking an unprecedented ninth title but first since 1989.
No. 8 Tennessee 63, No. 3 LSU 62
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Candace Parker made a driving, one-handed shot from the left side of the lane with 17 seconds remaining, and Tennessee held on to beat LSU in the SEC title game. LSU led 62-58 with less than a minute remaining, but Shanna Zolman's 3-pointer with 35.5 seconds to play cut Tennessee's deficit to one. Erica White missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 33 seconds left, giving the Lady Vols a chance to take the lead. Tennessee (28-4) chose not to hold for the last shot, instead isolating Parker, the Southeastern Conference freshman of the year, near the top of the key. She drove to her left and sank a hanging, right-handed shot. LSU (27-3) called time with 15 seconds remaining. Seimone Augustus had a chance to win it for the Lady Tigers, but her shot went long.
No. 6 Rutgers 60, Villanova 37
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Cappie Pondexter scored 20 of her 24 points in the second half to lead Rutgers over Villanova in the Big East Conference tournament. The Scarlet Knights (25-3), the top-seeded team in the tournament, will play 12th-seeded West Virginia (14-15) in today's semifinal. Rutgers' center Kia Vaughn also came up big in the second half, grabbing 13 of her game-high 14 boards and adding three blocked shots. Betsy McManus led the eighth-seeded Wildcats (19-10) with 11 points.
No. 7 Connecticut 71, Notre Dame 60
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Barbara Turner scored 19 points and Ketia Swanier added a career-high 11 to lead Connecticut (27-4) in the Big East tournament quarterfinal. Notre Dame's Megan Duffy had 14 of her team-high 20 points in the final 10 minutes of the game as the Fighting Irish tried to rally from 21 down.
UCLA 69, No. 11 Arizona State 59
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Noelle Quinn sank two free throws with 28.9 seconds left before Arizona State turned the ball over on its final chance, and UCLA shocked the Sun Devils to reach the Pac-10 tournament championship game. Lisa Willis scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half and Quinn finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks for the Bruins (18-10), who snapped Arizona State's school-record 10-game winning streak with a sensational second half. Kristen Kovesdy's two free throws with 1:12 remaining put Arizona State ahead 59-58, then Quinn calmly knocked down two to give the lead back to UCLA.
No. 13 Stanford 73, Southern California 44
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brooke Smith had 15 points and eight rebounds as Stanford advanced to the championship game of the Pac-10 tournament. Krista Rappahahn added 14 points with four 3-pointers and Candice Wiggins -- Stanford's sophomore two-time Pac-10 player of the year -- had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
No. 14 Purdue 67, Indiana 41
INDIANAPOLIS -- Aya Traore scored 11 points and Katie Gearlds added 10 to lead Purdue (24-5) in the Big Ten tournament semifinals. Cyndi Valentin led Indiana with 21 points and Whitney Thomas added 10 rebounds for the Hoosiers (17-13).
No. 15 DePaul 69, Pittsburgh 46
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Caprice Smith scored 17 points and Khara Smith added 16 to lead DePaul over Pittsburgh in the Big East Conference tournament quarterfinal. The third-seeded Blue Demons (25-5) will play the Connecticut today. Mallorie Winn led Pitt with 12 points. Shavonte Zellous and Xenia Stewart finished with 11 apiece.
No. 22 Temple 76, Duquesne 63
PHILADELPHIA -- Candice Dupree tied her career-high with 31 points, helping Temple advance to the championship game of the Atlantic 10 tournament for the third straight year. Dupree scored 22 first-half points and finished 11-of-15 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line for the Owls (23-7), who face top-seeded George Washington in the championship game today. Nicole Sinclair scored 14 points to lead Duquesne (13-17).
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