CHARLOTTESVILLE--LaTonya Blue scored a career-high 29 points, including two free throws with 24 seconds left, and Virginia beat No. 20 Maryland 63-61 yesterday.
The Cavaliers (18-8, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), trying to return to the NCAA tournament after their string of 20 consecutive NCAA berths ended last season, rallied from a 51-44 deficit to tie it at 57 with 4:01 remaining.
Maryland (18-7, 7-6) managed just four points the rest of the way, half of them on a buzzer-beater by Anesia Smith after the outcome was already secured.
Blue finished 7-for-7 from the line and added seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in 37 minutes. Jocelyn Logan-Friend and Brandi Teamer scored nine points each.
No. 1 LSU 62, Auburn 57
AUBURN, Ala.--Seimone Augustus made two free throws with 6 seconds left and finished with 22 points, helping LSU hold off Auburn.
Sylvia Fowles added 19 points and 13 rebounds for LSU (25-1, 12-0 Southeastern Conference).
No. 9 Michigan State 66, No. 2 Ohio State 64
EAST LANSING, Mich.--Kristin Haynie made two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to cap a 19-point performance, leading Michigan State over Ohio State.
With the game tied at 64, Haynie drove the lane and was fouled by Ashley Allen to set up the winning free throws in front of 14,066 fans at the Breslin Center--the most ever for a women's game at Michigan State.
No. 3 Duke 73, Georgia Tech 55
ATLANTA--Jessica Foley scored 19 points, and Duke (25-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Georgia Tech for the 25th straight time.
Foley, who set season highs with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the Blue Devils' 82-59 win over the Yellow Jackets on Jan. 17, had five 3-pointers.
No. 4 Stanford 81, UCLA 68
LOS ANGELES--Candice Wiggins had 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and Brooke Smith added 20 points for Stanford (24-2, 15-1 Pac-10).
No. 6 Tennessee 84, Arkansas 71
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.--Shyra Ely scored 30 points, and Tennessee's Pat Summitt moved within seven victories of passing Dean Smith as the winningest NCAA coach.
Summitt is 873-171 in 31 seasons at Tennessee (22-4, 12-1 Southeastern Conference).
No. 8 North Carolina 75, No. 21 N. Carolina St. 72, OTCHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Ivory Latta hit two free throws with 19.2 seconds left in overtime to lift North Carolina past North Carolina State.
Latta shook off a slow start to finish with 14 points for the Tar Heels (22-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
No. 12 DePaul 95, Memphis 59
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Allie Quigley scored 22 points to help DePaul to clinch its first Conference USA regular-season title in nine years.
No. 14 Minnesota 84, Wisconsin 53
MINNEAPOLIS--Janel McCarville scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Minnesota past Wisconsin.
Playing her last regular-season home game for the Gophers, McCarville scored 22 points in the first half, hitting 10 of 12 shots, grabbing eight boards, blocking two shots and dishing out two assists.
Mississippi 72, No. 16 Georgia 61
OXFORD, Miss.--Armintie Price scored a season-best 30 points on 13-of-17 shooting and added 11 rebounds for Mississippi.
No. 17 Temple 69, Dayton 58
PHILADELPHIA--Candice Dupree scored 19 of her 25 points in the second half to help Temple extend its school-record winning streak to 19 games.
Ari Moore added 14 points for the Owls (22-3, 14-0 Atlantic Ten), who matched the school record for victories in a season. The 1988-89 squad finished 22-10.
Cara Wright had 20 points and 14 rebounds for Dayton (11-14, 5-9).
No. 22 Vanderbilt 76, Florida 69
GAINESVILLE, Fla.--Carla Thomas had 23 points, and Ashley Earley added 21 points and 10 rebounds for Vanderbilt (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference).
Tamia Williams had 22 points for the Gators (14-11, 5-7).
No. 24 Penn St. 83, Northwestern 56STATE COLLEGE, Pa.--Tanisha Wright and Jen Harris each scored 20 points to lead Penn State (18-8, 13-2 Big Ten).
Suzanne Morrison scored 16 points for the Wildcats (5-22, 2-12).