WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Friday’s tournament games

ALBANY REGIONAL

No. 1 Louisville 69, No. 16 Robert Morris 34

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Asia Durr and Sam Fuehring each had 19 points, and top-seeded Louisville scored 27 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Robert Morris. Natalie Villaflor had 13 points and Nneka Ezeigbo nine for the Colonials.

No. 2 UConn 110, No. 15 Towson 61

STORRS, CONN.

Napheesa Collier scored 23 points for UConn. Collier added 14 rebounds. Freshman Christyn Williams scored 21 points and Crystal Dangerfield added 20 for Connecticut (32-2).

No. 10 Buffalo 82, No. 7 Rutgers 71

STORRS, CONN.

Summer Hemphill scored 23 points and Cierra Dillard added 20 as Buffalo upset seventh-seeded Rutgers. Hanna Hall and Autumn Jones each added 12 points for the Bulls (24-9), who will be looking to advance to the Sweet 16 for a second straight season.

No. 8 Michigan 84, No. 9 Kansas State 54

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Naz Hillmon scored 17 points off the bench, Nicole Munger and Kayla Robbins each added 13 and Michigan shot a season-high 56 percent to run away from Kansas State. Christianna Carr had 21 points and Rachel Ranke 11 for Kansas State.

CHICAGO REGIONAL

No. 4 Texas A&M 84, No. 13 Wright State 61

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Chennedy Carter scored 27 points to help the Aggies cruise to a win. Wright State (27-7) was led by Angel Baker’s 25 points.

No. 5 Marquette 58, No. 12 Rice 54, OT

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Natisha Hiedeman scored 13 points, Allazia Blockton had 12 and five-seed Marquette overcame a nine-point fourth quarter deficit to get a win. Amani Wilborn made a jumper with 31/2 minutes left in overtime to put Marquette up 54-52 and extend its run to 11-0.

GREENSBORO REGIONAL

No. 2 Iowa 66, No. 15 Mercer 61

IOWA CITY, IOWA

Megan Gustafson scored 30 points with 16 rebounds and second-seeded Iowa narrowly avoided a monumental upset, holding off Mercer. Makenzie Meyer added 16 for the Hawkeyes (27-6). Keke Calloway scored 21 points for Mercer (25-8).

No. 4 South Carolina 74, No. 13 Belmont 52

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Te’a Cooper scored 13 points, Alexis Jennings added 12 points and nine rebounds, and fourth-seeded South Carolina shook off a sluggish start to pull away from Belmont. Tyasha Harris chipped in with 12 points and six assists and Doniyah Cliney added 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting for the Gamecocks.

No. 5 Florida State 70, No. 12 Bucknell 67

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Kiah Gillespie had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and fifth-seeded Florida State held on to beat No. 12 Bucknell. Nicki Ekhomu, Nausia Woolfork and Valencia Myers each had 15 points for the Seminoles (24-8).

No. 7 Missouri 77, No. 10 Drake 76, OT

IOWA CITY, IOWA

Jordan Roundtree hit a free throw after being fouled with 1.1 seconds left in overtime and seventh-seeded Missouri beat Drake to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 for the third time in four years. Sophie Cunningham scored 21 points and Cierra Porter had 18 for the Tigers (24-10).

PORTLAND REGIONAL

No. 1 Mississippi St 103, No. 16 Southern 46

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Anriel Howard scored 23 points, Teaira McCowan added 22 and top-seeded Mississippi State rolled past Southern. Howard and McCowan both finished with double-doubles - McCowan had 16 rebounds and Howard had 12. Bre’Amber Scott added 18 points and Jordan Danberry had 13.

No. 2 Oregon 78, No. 15 Portland State 40

EUGENE, ORE.

Satou Sabally had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to help second-seeded Oregon to an easy victory. Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu put the home crowd at Matthew Knight Arena on its feet with a stunning 3-pointer at the start of the second half and finished with 12 points and eight assists for the Ducks (30-4). Ruth Hebard had 22 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 4 Miami 69, No. 13 Florida Gulf Coast 62

CORAL GABLES, FLA.

Beatrice Mompremier scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-seeded Miami needed an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to come from briefly being behind and beat 13th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast. Endia Banks scored 14 and Mykea Gray added 10 for the Hurricanes (25-8).

No. 5 Arizona State 60, No. 12 UCF 45

CORAL GABLES, FLA.

Courtney Ekmark scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the second half, and fifth-seeded Arizona State beat UCF. Kianna Ibis added 12 for Arizona State. Kay Kay Wright led UCF (26-7) with 18 points.

No. 9 Clemson 79, No. 8 South Dakota 66

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Simone Westbrook scored 27 points, Danielle Edwards added 25 and ninth-seeded Clemson pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat South Dakota. Edwards made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to turn a tight game into a fairly comfortable victory. Hannah Sjerven led South Dakota with 17 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

Associated Press