ATHENS, Ga. - Leaonna Odom scored 16 points and fifth seed Duke's defense was dominant, holding fourth seed Georgia to two second-quarter points in a 66-40 women's NCAA tournament second-round win Monday night.
Lexie Brown and Erin Mathias each had 14 points for Duke (24-8), which will play UConn in the Albany Regional on Saturday.
Georgia guard Haley Clark (12) takes a shot while being defended by Duke guard/forward Faith Suggs (14) during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament in Athens, Ga., Monday, March 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Joshua L. Jones)Georgia (26-7) made only 1 of 19 shots in the second period. The Lady Bulldogs set season lows for fewest points in a period and game and lowest field-goal percentage (.240) in a game.
The Lady Bulldogs missed their first 13 3-pointers before Simone Costa sank a 3 midway through the final period.
The shooting woes even carried over to the free-throw line, where the Lady Bulldogs made only 7 of 14 shots.
While Georgia struggled, Duke shot 50 percent from the field to overcome 21 turnovers.
Caliya Robinson led Georgia with 11 points and 12 rebounds. No other Georgia player had more than five points.
Georgia missed its first 13 shots of the second period. Que Morrison ended the drought, but not the scoring problems, with her layup with 2:34 remaining in the period.
» Connecticut 71, Quinnipiac 46
STORRS, Conn. - Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and top-seeded UConn beat in-state neighbor Quinnipiac to advance to a 25th straight Sweet 16.
Azura Stevens added 14 points and Kia Nurse chipped in with 13 for the Huskies (34-0), who found themselves in a much slower-paced game than their 140-52 first-round rout of Saint Francis (Pa.).
But Connecticut was not threatened in this one, either. The Huskies opened with a 9-2 run and never trailed.
Jen Fay had 12 points to lead the ninth-seeded Bobcats (28-6), who saw their school-record 23-game winning streak snapped.
» Central Michigan 95, Ohio State 78
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Presley Hudson scored 28 points and No. 11 seed Central Michigan stunned No. 3 Ohio State to earn the school's first ever trip to the Sweet 16.
Cassie Breen threw the ball high in the air as the clock wound down and the joyous Central Michigan players jumped, screamed and hugged as they celebrated the biggest win in program history.
The Chippewas had won their first tournament game ever in Saturday's first-round upset of No. 6 Louisiana State. With the upset of Ohio State, they advance to face No. 2 Oregon on Sunday in Spokane, Wash.
Central Michigan (30-4) out-rebounded and out-hustled Ohio State (28-7), played taut defense, hit a season-high 14 3-pointers.
» Buffalo 86, Florida State 65
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Cierra Dillard scored 22 points and 11th-seeded Buffalo shocked No. 3 seed Florida State to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
The Bulls, who were one of the last four to earn an at-large berth in the 64-team field, shot 47.4 percent from the field and went 24-of-26 from the foul line. They also held the Seminoles (26-7) to 3-of-25 on 3-pointers and 33.8 percent from the field.
Buffalo (29-5) won't have far to go for the regional semifinal as it will face defending champion and second-seeded South Carolina on Saturday in Albany, N.Y.
» Mississippi St 71, Oklahoma St 56
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Victoria Vivians scored 23 points, Teaira McCowan added 21 points and 18 rebounds and Mississippi State earned a hard-fought win over Oklahoma State in the second round.
Top-seeded Mississippi State (34-1) also got 17 points from Morgan William, who hit several crucial baskets throughout the game. McCowan scored 17 of her 21 points in the second half and shot 8-of-12 from the field.
Oklahoma State (21-11) was hurt when starting guard Loryn Goodwin picked up her fourth foul with 4:39 remaining in the third quarter.
» Stanford 90, Florida Gulf Coast 70
STANFORD, Calif. - Alanna Smith scored 28 points with four 3-pointers, Brittany McPhee added 17 points and nine rebounds and No. 4 seed Stanford is headed back to a regional for a third straight March after beating scrappy 12th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast.
Freshman Kiana Williams shined on the big stage for the second time in three days with 12 points and six assists for the Cardinal (24-10), on to the Sweet 16 for the 11th straight season.
» UCLA 86, Creighton 64
Jordin Canada scored 21 points and Japreece Dean added 16 points to lead third-seeded UCLA to a victory over No. 11 seed Creighton in the second round. UCLA (26-7) reaches the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year and advances to the Kansas City Regional and will face Texas on Friday.