587 - (7) Rhode Island vs. (2) Duke
NCAA Tournament second round
March 17 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA
CBS
586 - (11) Central Michigan women vs. (6) LSU
NCAA Tournament first round
March 17 at St. John Arena in Columbus, OH
ESPN2
The Chippewas certainly are enjoying the program's 50th season of womens basketball.
Tinara Moore was outstanding, scoring 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, freshman Micaela Kelly added 17 points as Central Michigan won its first-ever NCAA game, 78-69.
Moore's lay-up at the 5:37 mark of the opening quarter gave her team the lead for the remainder of the day. LSU got as close as two points on a few occasions, but the Chippewas hit half of their shots (28-of-56) and showed why they're one of the top free throw shooting teams in the country, knocking down 15-of-17 to seal the historic win.
The MAC champions rely heavily on their starters and each of the five contributed Saturday. Reyna Frost added 12 points and 12 rebounds (CMU won the rebounding battle 41-29) before fouling out late in the fourth, Presley Hudson had 12 points and handed out eight assists and Cassie Breen hit a pair of 3-pointers to finish with eight points.
Other games watched:
(11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (3) Tennessee
(6) Houston vs. (3) Michigan
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