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Eastern Illinois at ILLINOIS - 8 p.m. [1]
#5 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #4 Maryland - 7:20 p.m. - ESPN2 [2] #6 NEBRASKA vs. #3 Texas A&M - 9:40 p.m. - ESPN2 [2] All times are ET. [1] - Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) [2] - NCAA Tournament Second Round
Purdue 77, Liberty 43
Courtney Moses scored 21 points, hitting 5-of-8 from 3-point range, and fourth-seeded Purdue routed Liberty 77-43 Sunday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The Boilermakers (25-8) improved to 19-1 in the first round with their 16th straight victory to open the tournament. They will play No. 5 seed Louisville or 12th-seeded Middle Tennessee in the second round Tuesday night of the Oklahoma City regional. RECAP Penn State 85, Cal Poly 55 Iowa 69, Miami (Fla.) 53 #4 PURDUE vs. #13 Liberty - 12 p.m. - ESPN2 [1] [1] - NCAA Tournament First Round
Michigan State 55, Marist 47
Late in a sleepy and sloppy first half, Annalist Pickrel came off the bench and started hitting shots. Three three-pointers and a baseline drive for a layup. Eleven points in a 13-0 run for fifth-seeded Michigan State, providing a cushion the Spartans would need in the second half against a mid-major known for its first-round upsets. Pickrel finished with 14 points Saturday, making up for off-days from starters Becca Mills and Klarissa Bell, as the Spartans beat 12th-seeded Marist, 55-47. RECAP
Nebraska 73, Chattanooga 59 The sixth-seeded Nebraska women's basketball team defeated 11th-seeded Chattanooga in College Station, Texas on Saturday evening. The Huskers boasted four players in doubles figured as Jordan Hooper finished with a game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds. Lindsey Moore tallied 13 points and seven assists, Rachel Theriot posted 12 points and Emily Cady chipped in 10 tallies. RECAP
#5 Michigan State vs. #12 Marist - 1:30 p.m. - ESPN2 [1]
#6 Nebraska vs. #11 Chattanooga - 6:30 p.m. - ESPN2 [1] [1] - NCAA Tournament First Round All times are ET.
Ball State 54, MINNESOTA 51
The University of Minnesota (18-14) women's basketball team fell 54-51 to Ball State (16-14) Friday night in the opening round of the WNIT at Williams Arena. The loss ends Minnesota's season. Micaella Riche led the Golden Gophers with 18 points, while sophomore Rachel Banham added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. RECAP
Ball State at MINNESOTA - 8 p.m. ET [1]
[1] - Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
Illinois 73, Miami (Ohio) 60
Junior Amber Moore tied her season high with 25 points and Illinois used a 14-4 second-half run to grab a 73-60 win over Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the Women's NIT at the Assembly Hall on Thursday. Along with Moore's big night, seniors Karisma Penn and Adrienne GodBold added 20 and 15 points, respectively, meaning the Illini's three upperclassmen combined for 60 of the team's 73 points (82.1 percent) on the night. With the victory, the Illini (17-13) advance to face Eastern Illinois (20-11) in a WNIT second-round game that will be played at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 25, at the Assembly Hall. RECAP
Five Big Ten women's basketball standouts were named to the WBCA All-Region team, it was announced on Tuesday. The Region 6 team is comprised of five Big Ten student-athletes as Minnesota's Rachel Banham, Nebraska's Jordan Hooper, Ohio State's Tayler Hill and Penn State's Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas were recognized. The WBCA selection committee will select the 10-member Division I Coaches All-America team from the 52 members of the various All-Region teams.
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