Georgia puts end to Harford's run

Sherill Baker scored 26 points and Tasha Humphrey had 24, helping Georgia blow the game open in the second half and take a 73-54 win in the second round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Humphrey had 17 rebounds for No. 3 seed Georgia (23-8), which reached the round of 16 for the 16th time in 23 NCAA appearances.

The inside-outside combination of the 6-foot-3 Humphrey and the 5-8 Baker was too much for No. 11 seed Hartford (25-8), which had upset No. 6 seed Temple Sunday for the first NCAA tournament win in school history. Erica Beverly led the Hawks with 13 points.

Cleveland Regional

Tennessee 66

George Washington 53

NORFOLK, Va. - Shanna Zolman scored 19 points and Candace Parker had 15, and Tennessee started fast and led throughout.

The Lady Vols (30-4) advanced to the semifinals of the Cleveland Regional against TCU or Rutgers. They also reached 30 victories for the 16th time in Pat Summitt’s 32 years as coach, and will play in the regional semis for the 25th straight year.

Parker never attempted a dunk like the two she pulled off in her history-making first round game against Army, but still showed enough razzle-dazzle to get the crowd roaring.

Purdue 61

UCLA 54

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Katie Gearlds scored 15 points and Erin Lawless and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 14 apiece as Purdue advanced to the regional semifinals for the third time in four years.

Nikki Blue had 18 points and five assists and Lisa Willis added 15 points for the Bruins.

UCLA took a 53-49 lead on a Lisa Pluimer basket with 7:21 to go, but the Bruins didn’t make another basket the rest of the way.

Albuquerque Regional

Maryland 81

St. John’s 74

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Crystal Langhorne capped a 30-point effort with two late inside baskets and St. John’s went cold from the field as the second-seeded Terps advanced to the regional semifinals.

After Barlow hit a free throw to tie the game at 72-72 with just over 3 minutes left, Maryland (30-4) took over from there. Toliver connected with Langhorne for a layup inside. Then Langhorne converted an offensive rebound to give the Terps a 76-72 lead.

Kia Wright finished with 23 points and nine assists, while Tara Walker had 17 and Greeba Barlow 16 for St. John’s.

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