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- No. 11 Texas A&M tops No. 15 Texas 77-64 (AP)
Tanisha Smith scored 21 points, and Danielle Adams and Tyra White added 18 apiece as No. 11 Texas A&M used a big second-half run for a 77-64 victory over No. 15 Texas in a Big 12 tournament quarterfinal Friday. Smith, White and Adams sparked a 20-2 run to build a double-digit lead midway through the second half that put Texas A&M (23-7) in control.
- Griffin, No. 3 Nebraska top Kansas State 63-46 (AP)
Nebraska's shots weren't falling, and the third-ranked and unbeaten Cornhuskers were feeling the pressure against Kansas State. Enter Kelsey Griffin, who scored 16 of her 24 points in the first nine minutes of the second half to help the Huskers overpower Kansas State 63-46 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Friday.
- Tulane beats UAB 62-54 to earn 10th trip to NCAAs (AP)
Brett Benzio scored 11 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as top-seeded Tulane built a big lead early and beat UAB 62-54 Friday in the Conference USA championship game, earning its 10th trip to the NCAA tournament. The Green Wave (26-6) charged out of the gates to build an early 20-point lead and then fended off a comeback bid by sixth-seeded UAB in the second half.
- NCAA facing more hostless sites in women's tourney (PA SportsTicker)
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
- Columbia's Judie Lomax is rebounding machine (AP)
Judie Lomax has left an indelible mark at Columbia in two years at the school. She became the school's first Ivy League player of the year Thursday, helping to lead the Lions to the best season in school history. Lomax is also poised to be the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in rebounding in consecutive seasons.
Latest NCAA Women's Basketball news
- Patriots Outlast Newberry, 103-96
Seniors Eboni Fields and Nicole Mealing scored 21 and 20 points respectively to lead third-seeded and 20th-ranked Francis Marion University to a 103-96 win over Newberry College
- Holy Family Rallies To Defeat Bridgeport
The Holy Family University women's basketball rattled off 12 unanswered points to overcome a six-point deficit in the closing 5:15 to defeat the University of Bridgeport, 49-43, in the opening round of the NCAA Division II East Region Basketball Tournament on Friday afternoon at Fitchburg State College.
- Tusculum Stuns Clayton State Late, 69-63
Jasmine Gunn scored 21 points as the No. 7 seeded Tusculum Pioneers outscored No. 2 seed Clayton State 27-11 over the final 11 minutes, upsetting the Lakers 69-63 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Friday afternoon at Horne Arena.
- Second Half Surge Leads Delta State Past Lynn, 69-55
Veronica Walker scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the eighth-ranked Delta State Lady Statesmen to a 69-55 win over the Lynn University Fighting Knights in the first round of the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball South Regional here Friday at Tucker Coliseum on the Arkansas Tech campus.
- Lady Panthers Roll Past Southern Indiana 71-48 In Midwest Regional Opener
Erica Groose came off the bench to register a double-double, including a career-high 14 rebounds, and Drury's Lady Panthers ran away from Southern Indiana early in the second half for a 71-48 victory in the opening round of the NCAA-II Midwest Regional here on Friday afternoon.
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