BERKELEY, Calif. — Brittney Griner blocked an NCAA Tournament-record 14 shots in a horrid offensive game for both teams, leading fourth-seeded Baylor to a 49-33 victory over No. 5 seed Georgetown in a second- round game Monday night.
The 6-foot-8 freshman broke the mark Pauline Jordan of UNLV set with 11 against Colorado in 1989 to help Baylor (25-9) advance.
The teams combined for 25 percent shooting and 34 turnovers, with both teams having more turnovers than made baskets.
Georgetown (26-7) missed its first 14 shots and had no answer offensively when Griner was in the game or when she was out with foul trouble. The Hoyas shot 17 percent and made fewer shots than Griner blocked, finishing 12-for-70 and matching the fifth-fewest points ever scored in the tournament.
Florida State 66, St. John’s 65 (OT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacinta Monroe scored the Seminoles’ final four points of regulation to spark a last-ditch rally, then scored the game-winner with 28.9 seconds left in overtime of a game that featured 19 ties and 19 lead changes.
Monroe scored a game- high 16 points for Florida State (28-5), which got 15 points from Alysha Harvin and 10 each from Chasity Clayton and Alexa Deluzio.
Nadirah McKenith scored 15 for St. John’s (25-7), which had a chance at the buzzer to win it. Da’Shena Stevens had a good look from the left wing, but her bank shot bounced off the rim as the horn sounded.
Gonzaga 72, Texas A&M 71
SEATTLE — Vivian Frieson scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 12-footer with 17 seconds left, to lead the Bulldogs (29-4).
Texas A&M went ahead on Tanisha Smith’s baseline drive with 37 seconds left while being fouled. But Smith fell hard on her hip and missed the ensuing free throw.
Frieson then drove left of the lane and pulled up for her eighth basket of the game. The Aggies (26-8) had one last chance, but the Bulldogs’ defense harassed Danielle Adams into a forced jumper from 18 feet that fell short.
Georgia 74, Oklahoma State 71 (OT)
TEMPE, Ariz. — Jasmine James scored 14 of her career-high 27 points in overtime to pace the Lady Bulldogs (25-8).
Andrea Riley, the nation’s No. 3 scorer at 26.6 points per game, returned from a one-game suspension to score 31 for the Cowgirls (24-11). Her attempt for a game-tying 3-pointer banked off the rim at the buzzer.
Duke 60, LSU 52
DURHAM, N.C. — Jasmine Thomas scored 15 points, and her layup with 3 1/2 minutes left put the Blue Devils (29-5) ahead to stay.
Stanford 96, Iowa 67
STANFORD, Calif. — Rosalyn Gold-Onwude hit a career-high seven 3-pointers on the way to a career-best 26 points, and the Cardinal (33-1) shot a sizzling 68.8 percent in the first half of its 46th consecutive victory at home.
Kentucky 70, Michigan State 52
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Victoria Dunlap, the Southeastern Conference player of the year, scored 21 points to lead the Wildcats (27-7) into the round of 16 for the first time in 28 years.
Tennessee 92, Dayton 64
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Alicia Manning scored a career- high 17 points and had 10 rebounds to help the Lady Vols (32-2) advance to their 28th appearance in the regional semifinals.
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