Green Bay stuns MSU in NCAA tourney

Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan.

Adrian Ritchie scored 20 points off the bench, Julie Wojta added 18 and Wisconsin-Green Bay advanced to the NCAA tournament’s regional semifinals for the first time with a 65-56 victory over Michigan State on Tuesday night.

Horizon League champion Green Bay (34-1) extended its winning streak to 25 games overall and its record against Big Ten Conference teams to 4-0 this season.

The fifth-seeded Phoenix are headed to Dallas for the regional semifinals against Baylor.

Poor shooting plagued fourth-seeded Michigan State, which was 37.3 percent from the field and committed 25 turnovers.

Kalisha Keane led the Spartans (27-6) with 20 points.

Connecticut 64, Purdue 40

STORRS, Conn.

Tiffany Hayes scored 23 points, Maya Moore added 16 and No. 1 Connecticut put on a defensive clinic to beat ninth-seeded Purdue.

The Huskies (33-1) advanced to the regional semifinals for the 18th straight season, the longest active streak in the nation. The victory was UConn’s 22nd straight overall and 83rd in a row at home.

Drey Mingo scored nine points to lead Purdue (21-12).

Louisville 85, Xavier 75

CINCINNATI

Freshman point guard Shoni Schimmel scored a career-high 33 points and led a late comeback that swept Louisville over second-seeded Xavier.

The Cardinals (22-12) go to Spokane to play Gonzaga in a regional semifinal on Saturday.

Xavier (29-3) had no answer for Schimmel, who rallied the Cardinals from a seven-point deficit with 5:58 to go.

It was a stunning loss for Xavier, which made it to the Elite Eight last season and had won 19 in a row with its dominating frontcourt duo of Amber Harris and Ta’Shia Phillips.

The Musketeers had won 25 in a row at home, including a 12-point victory over Louisville in November.

Oklahoma 88, Miami 83

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

Danielle Robinson scored six straight points after Miami pulled even for the first time since early in the game, and sixth-seeded Oklahoma beat the third-seeded Hurricanes.

Whitney Hand scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Sooners (23-11), who will move on to the Dayton Regional two victories away from a third straight trip to the Final Four.

Shenise Johnson scored 25 points to lead Miami (28-5).

Georgetown 79, Maryland 57

COLLEGE PARK, Md.

Sugar Rodgers scored a career-high 34 points, and No. 5 seed Georgetown breezed past fourth-seed Maryland.

The Hoyas (24-10) bolted to an 11-0 lead, made it 40-26 at halftime and increased the margin to 23 points with 16:23 left.

Georgetown will next face top-seed Connecticut in the Philadelphia Regional. The Hoyas went 0-2 against their Big East rivals this season.

Making its third appearance in the NCAA tournament, Georgetown dominated both sides of the court in this matchup of rival schools located only 15 miles apart. Rodgers, a sophomore guard, led the way with a 21-point first half.

Alyssa Thomas had 23 points and 14 rebounds for Maryland (24-8), and Lynetta Kizer contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds.

But the Terrapins, playing on their home floor, shot a miserable 32 percent and committed 20 turnovers.

Texas A&M 70, Rutgers 48

BOSSIER CITY, La.

Danielle Adams had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Texas A&M stormed into the third round.

Syndey Carter added 14 points and Tyra White had 11 for the second-seeded Aggies (29-5).

April Sykes scored 21 for seventh-seeded Rutgers (20-13).