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Chante Black of the Blue Devils blocks the shot of Arizona State's Jill Noe in the first half of their second-round NCAA game in College Park, Md.
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Women's Basketball

WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT

Black nets 26 as Duke ousts Arizona State

The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.26.2008
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Chante Black scored a career-high 26 points and had 13 rebounds, and third-seeded Duke never trailed on its way to a 67-59 win over Arizona State in the Oklahoma City region.
The Blue Devils advanced to the round of 16 for the 11th consecutive season.
Black, a 6-foot-5-inch junior, was 9 for 20 from the field and 8 for 10 at the line. She also had three blocks, two assists and two steals. Jasmine Thomas, with 11 points, was the only other Duke player in double figures.
Briann January scored 17 points, and Lauren Lacey added 13 for Arizona State (22-11).
● Tennessee 78, Purdue 52: In West Lafayette, Ind., two days after Pat Summitt publicly challenged her team to play harder, the Lady Vols responded with a dominant defensive effort, crisp offense and a rout of host Purdue.
The win not only sent top-seeded Tennessee to its annual regional semifinal appearance, but also made Summitt the first coach in Division I basketball history — men's or women's — to record 100 wins in the NCAA tournament.
Candace Parker scored 24 points and had eight rebounds and three blocks for the Lady Vols.
● Notre Dame 79, Oklahoma 75, OT: In West Lafayette, Ind., Charel Allen scored a career-high 35 points to rally Notre Dame from a late seven-point deficit.
Courtney Paris finished with 24 points and 16 rebounds for fourth-seeded Oklahoma (22-9).
Greensboro region
● Old Dominion 88, Virginia 85, OT: In Norfolk, Va., Jazzmin Walters made a three-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in overtime, and Tiffany Green blocked an attempt at a tying three-pointer just before the buzzer to lift the Lady Monarchs over Virginia.
Old Dominion next will take on top-ranked Connecticut.
Fifth-seeded Old Dominion (31-4) fell behind 85-81 in overtime but closed the game on a 7-0 run.
● Connecticut 89, Texas 55: In Bridgeport, Conn., Maya Moore scored 24 points, and the Huskies shot 60 percent from the field to hand the Longhorns their worst-ever tournament loss.
It is the 15th straight season top-seeded UConn (34-1) has advanced to the regional semifinals.
Renee Montgomery added 17 points, and Tina Charles had 15 for the Huskies.
New Orleans region
● Louisville 80, Kansas State 63: In Bridgeport, Conn., Angel McCoughtry scored 24, and the Cardinals advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time in 12 tries.
Candyce Bingham added 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Cardinals, who have won 13 of 15.
Ashley Sweat had 16 points to lead Kansas State (22-10).
● North Carolina 80, Georgia 66: In Norfolk, Va., Rashanda McCants scored 23 points, and North Carolina used a 20-0 run spanning the halves to thwart the Bulldogs.
Erlana Larkins added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the top-seeded Tar Heels (32-2), who won their 15th consecutive game and first in six tries against the Bulldogs.
Spokane region
● Maryland 76, Nebraska 64: In College Park, Md., Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver had 19 points apiece, Crystal Langhorne had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Terrapins held off Nebraska after blowing a 15-point lead.
Maryland (32-3) next will face fourth-seeded Vanderbilt (25-8) on Saturday.