During the game, Florida was awarded an extra point because the official scorer counted a missed free throw as a point in the first half.
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Richards and Tate combined for all of UAlbany’s 14 first-quarter points for a 14-12 lead after the opening frame, but Richards picked up her second foul with 50 seconds left in the first. The Great Danes scored 11 straight points after their leading scorer departed for a 15-0 run that spanned 7:48 of the fourth quarter.
The come-from-behind win has energized Great Danes fans and has everyone looking forward to Sunday’s game. Alexis Peterson scored 22 for the Orange, who will play either top-seeded SC or Kansas State in the Sioux Falls Regional on Friday.
No. 3 Louisville 87, No. 14 Central Arkansas 60: At Louisville, Ky., Myisha Hines-Allen scored 25 points to help Louisville overcame a slow start and top Central Arkansas in the Dallas Region.
No. 2 Arizona State 74, No. 15 New Mexico State: TEMPE, Ariz.
It was the first NCAA Tournament win for the Great Danes (28-4), the America East champs who were making their fifth appearance. Florida dropped to 9-6 in first-round NCAA tourney games.
University at Albany junior guard Imani Tate (12) looks to jump over Florida’s Simone Westbrook (20) Friday afternoon at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
The seventh-seeded Lady Vols (20-13) used a 10-0 run to take control in the final minutes after trailing much of the game.
However, the Orange have responded by knocking out 7-seed Dayton in the first round, 70-51, and 15-seed Middle Tennessee in the second round, 75-50. After serving a nine-game suspension due to NCAA infractions, the legendary Boeheim helped lead his team to a No. 10 seed in the tourney – a shockingly high placement considering it went 19-13 in the regular season.
Sykes led the way scoring Syracuse’s first seven points of the third quarter in helping the Orange build a 47-35 lead. The loss ended a 20-game winning streak for the Dukes.
“She gets it. She knew she shouldn’t have gotten a couple of those, ” the coach said of the program’s career leading scorer and three-time conference player of the year.
No. 6 DePaul 97, No. 11 James Madison 67: The Blue Demons (26-8) made 11 3-pointers during their rout in Louisville.
No. 11 Gonzaga beat No. 6 Seton Hall 68-52 in the first round and crushed No. 3 Utah 82-59 in the second round.
Annie Tarakchian paced Princeton with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 10 St. Bonaventure 65, No. 7 Oklahoma St. 54: Katie Healy had 23 points and three steals to lead the Bonnies (24-7) to the upset in Corvallis, Ore.
Michigan State (25-9) was led by Agee’s 21 points. Miller also chipped in 10 points. The Orange defeated Army 73-56 in Friday’s finale. Frankie Jourban’s 17 points led Belmont (24-9).
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(4) MICHIGAN STATE 74, (13) BELMONT 60: Aerial Powers scored 27 points, Jasmine Hines added 24 and Michigan State (25-8) pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Belmont (24-9) in Starkville, Mississippi.
