Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Oklahoma State 73, Florida State 72, OT
DES MOINES, Iowa — Andrea Riley sank a free throw with 0.7 seconds left in overtime to give Oklahoma State the victory in the second round of the New Orleans Regional. The back-and-forth game appeared headed to a second overtime when Riley was trapped 18 feet from the basket with time about to run out. She went up for what would have been an awkward shot and Florida State’s Shante Williams was whistled for a foul just as the buzzer sounded. The officials then checked the TV monitor and put 0.7 seconds on the clock. Riley, who had missed two free throws on her previous trip to the line, bricked the first one but nailed the second, then intercepted Florida State’s long inbounds pass. Mara Freshour led the Seminoles with 20 points, including four 3-pointers.
LSU 68, Marist 49
BATON ROUGE, La. — Sylvia Fowles had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Erica White had 15 points to help LSU end the Red Foxes’ 22-game winning streak. Fowles, playing her final game on campus, also became the leading rebounder in the history of the Southeastern Conference with 1,527. White scored all of her points in the second half on an array of perimeter shots and determined drives to the hoop to help second-seeded LSU (32-3) break open a close game. Julianne Viani led seventh-seeded Marist (29-5) with 21 points, hitting 5 3-pointers. Rachele Fitz had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Pittsburgh 67, Baylor 59
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shavonte Zellous scored 19 points and grabbed a key late rebound to lead the No. 6 seed Panthers. Pitt (24-10) is in a regional semifinal for the first time in school history. Baylor (25-7) lost in the second round for the second year in a row and the difference turned out to be Zellous and Marcedes Walker. The Bears were led by their frontline duo of Danielle Wilson with 15 points and Rachel Allison with 14. Guard Angela Tisdale finished with 13.
George Washington 55, California 53
STANFORD, Calif. — Sarah-Jo Lawrence rebounded a missed shot and beat the buzzer with a shot from the baseline to give sixth-seeded George Washington a comeback victory over No. 3 California. The winning shot was set up when Natasha Vital traveled while trying to call timeout for Cal (27-7) with less than six seconds remaining. Lawrence hit the game-tying shot moments earlier. George Washington (27-6) advanced to play the winner of Monday night’s game between Iowa State and Rutgers in the regional semifinal. Antelia Parrish scored 15 points to lead George Washington and Lawrence added 13. Jessica Adair had 11 and Beck, the Atlantic 10 player of the year, was held to six on 2-for-14 shooting. Walker led Cal with 19 points and nine rebounds. Gray-Lawson added 14 points and a career-high nine boards.
Associated Press