WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | Sunday’s games

Chicago Region

No. 4 Texas A&M 78, Marquette 76

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Chennedy Carter scored 30 points, Shambria Washington hit the go-ahead 3-pointer late and No. 4 Texas A&M got a win over fifth-seed Marquette in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas A&M (26-7) moves on to the Sweet 16 for the second straight year where it will meet the winner of Monday night’s game between Michigan State-Notre Dame in Chicago on March 30. A jump shot by Allazia Blockton tied it with a minute left and Amani Wilborn made 1 of 2 free throws with 36 seconds remaining, but a lane violation by A&M gave her one more shot and she made it to put Marquette up 76-74. Carter found Washington on A&M’s next possession and she made the 3-pointer to put the Aggies up 77-76 with 23 seconds left. Carter stole an inbounds pass from Danielle King after a timeout with five seconds left and she was fouled by King. The Golden Eagles had to foul two more times to get in the bonus, leaving just 0.9 seconds left when Carter made 1 of 2 free throws to secure the win.

Albany Region

No. 1 Louisville 71, No. 8 Michigan 50

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Asia Durr scored 24 points, including 12 in the first quarter to lead Louisville past Michigan. The Cardinals (31-3) started fast and stayed in gear on the way to earning their third consecutive Sweet 16 berth. Durr got them going with two assists before adding the first of five 3-pointers in the game and a 4-point play. She finished 9 of 23 from the field and 5 of 14 from long range.

No. 2 UConn 84, No. 10 Buffalo 72

STORRS, CONN.

Napheesa Collier scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as UConn held off Buffalo to move into the Sweet 16 for a 26th consecutive season.Katie Lou Samuelson and freshman Christyn Williams each added 17 points for the Huskies (33-2). Cierra Dillard, the nation’s second leading scorer, had 29 points to lead Buffalo, which made a big run in the fourth quarter but could not overcome a 24-point second-half deficit.

Greensboro Region

No. 2 Iowa 68, No. 7 Missouri 52

IOWA CITY, IOWA

Megan Gustafson scored 24 points with 19 rebounds, Makenzie Meyer added 18 points and Iowa blew past Missouri to advance to its second Sweet 16 in five years.Kathleen Doyle scored 15 points for the Hawkeyes (28-6), who put away the Tigers with a blistering 23-4 run in the second half. They’ll face either Kentucky or North Carolina State, who play each other on Monday, in the semifinals of the Greensboro Regional next week.

No. 4 South Carolina 72, No. 5 Florida State 64

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan scored 20 points, Alexis Jennings added 16 and fourth-seeded South Carolina beat No. 5 seed Florida State to advance to the women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the sixth straight season. Te’a Cooper added 13 points and Tyasha Harris had 11 for South Carolina, which won despite being outrebounded 50-33 and allowing Florida State to grab 27 offensive rebounds. It’s the third time in the past five seasons the Gamecocks have eliminated the Seminoles from the NCAA Tournament, beating them in the Elite Eight in 2015 and 2017. Nicki Ekhomu scored 19 points and Kiah Gilespie had 15 points and 18 rebounds for Florida State (24-9).

Portland Region

No. 5 Arizona State 57, No. 4 Miami 55

CORAL GABLES, FLA.

Robbi Ryan’s free throws with 5.0 seconds left off a Hurricanes turnover put Arizona State ahead to stay, and the Sun Devils ousted Miami. Arizona State (22-10) was down by as many as eight in the second half, and survived a game where it shot 35 percent. Jamie Ruden came off the bench to score a team-best 10 for the Sun Devils. Laura Cornelius scored 15 for Miami (25-9), which was looking for its first Sweet 16 berth since 1992. Mykea Gray added 13 for Miami and Beatrice Mompremier grabbed 22 rebounds for the Hurricanes — who have never won two games in the same NCAA Tournament. Both teams saw late chances slip away. Arizona State had two shots for the lead — one a 3-pointer by Ryan, the other a putback try by Sophia Elenga — miss, and Miami grabbed the rebound of the second of those with 10.2 seconds remaining. But the Hurricanes turned it over on the inbounds pass, and Ryan wound up making a pair of free throws that proved to be the deciding points.

Associated Press