Colorado tops No. 14 Arizona in Pac-12 women's quarterfinals

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LAS VEGAS (AP) – Mya Hollingshed scored 12 points and Colorado survived a wild finish to knock off No. 14 Arizona 45-43 on Thursday in the Pac-12 Conference quarterfinals. After shooting just 33% and committing 21 turnovers, the fifth-seeded Buffalos (22-7) won their sixth straight to reach the semifinals for the first time in seven years. The will face either second-ranked Stanford or Oregon State on Friday. Lauren Ware led Arizona (20-7) with with 15 points. The Wildcats were 2 of 24 from 3-point range and 12 of 48 overall. Arizona rallied with 10 straight points, with Shaina Pellington’s layup giving the Wildcats a 41-38 lead with six minutes to go. Colorado countered with a 7-0 run, with Frida Formann hitting a layup and a 3-pointer at the two-minute mark for a 45-41 lead. NO. 14 INDIANA 66, RUTGERS 54 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Ali Patberg scored 19 points, Grace Berger had 17 and Indiana beat Rutgers in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to end a three-game losing streak. The fifth-seeded Hoosiers (20-7) reached 20 wins for the seventh straight season. The will face No. 11 Maryland, seeded fourth, in the quarterfinals Friday. Osh Brown and Sayawni Lassiter each had 12 points fir 13th-seeded Rutgers (11-20). NO. 21 VIRGINIA TECH 82, CLEMSON 60 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Aisha Sheppard scored 20 points, Elizabeth Kitley had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Virginia Tech beat Clemson in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Fifth-seeded Virginia Tech (22-8) will face No. 16 North Carolina, seeded fourth, in the quarterfinals Friday. Sheppard was 7 of 11 from the field with four 3-pointers, and Kitley, the ACC player of the year, was 8 of 10, Virginia Tech (22-8) shot 58.7%. Delicia Washington had 19 points for Clemson (10-21). NO. 23 FLORIDA 53, VANDERBILT 52 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nina Rickards made two free throws with 8.2 seconds left and Florida overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Vanderbilt in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The fifth-seeded Gators (21-9) will play fourth-seeded Mississippi in the quarterfinals Friday. Brinae Alexander led Vanderbilt (14-18) with 18 points.

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