Women’s basketball: Notre Dame handles Stanford

Lindsay Allen scored a career-high 28 points to help top-seed Notre Dame defeat Stanford 81-60 in Oklahoma City in the NCAA women’s Sweet 16.

Jewell Loyd added 21 points for the Fighting Irish (34-2), who advanced to play Baylor on Sunday for a spot in the Final Four. Notre Dame beat Baylor in a regional final last year.

Bonnie Samuelson scored 17 points for No. 4 seed Stanford (26-10).

It was the first postseason meeting for veteran coaches Tara VanDerveer of Stanford and Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame, and just the third meeting between the schools. Stanford won the previous meetings, in 1990 and 1991.

Baylor 81, Iowa 66: Sune Agbuke had a career-high 23 points and the Bears advanced to the Elite Eight for the fifth time in six years with a win over the Hawkeyes in Oklahoma City.

Nina Davis added 20 points for the No. 2-seed Lady Bears (33-3).

Samantha Logic had a triple-double to lead third-seeded Iowa (26-8), finishing with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.

South Carolina 67, North Carolina 65: Tiffany Mitchell drove to the basket and scored with 4.2 seconds left and the Gamecocks edged the Tar Heels in the round of 16 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Fourth-seeded UNC (26-9) had one final chance, but a runner hit all backboard as the horn sounded.

Mitchell finished with 18 points for the No. 1-seed Gamecocks (33-2).

Arizona State 66, Florida State 65: Leticia Romero scored a career-high 21 points and the Seminoles held on to beat the Sun Devils in Greensboro to reach the Elite Eight for the second time in program history.

Katie Hempen had 22 points for third-seeded Arizona State (29-6), which had a chance to win it at the buzzer but turned it over at midcourt.

Adut Bulgak had 15 points for the second-seeded Seminoles (32-4).