Virginia Beach’s Aziaha James hit two free throws with 7.1 seconds left to help seventh-ranked NC State edge Georgia Tech 73-72 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

James scored 16 points for the top-seeded Wolfpack (25-5), who had a tough grind to advance to Saturday’s semifinal against fifth-seeded North Carolina.

State trailed by nine in the first quarter, and neither team led by more than four in the fourth. The ninth-seeded Yellow Jackets (22-10) failed to get a shot off before the horn on the final possession, though they’re a likely NCAA Tournament at-large selection. Tonie Morgan and Kara Dunn each scored 21 points for Georgia Tech.

No. 14 North Carolina 60, No. 22 Florida State 56: Alyssa Ustby scored 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and Richmond-area freshman Lanie Grant made two free throws with 7.3 seconds left to lift UNC.

Reniya Kelly hit a jumper with just more than a minute remaining to give the Tar Heels the lead, and she connected again near the free-throw line to make it 58-54 with 20.4 seconds left. Ta’Niya Latson made two free throws for the Seminoles with 11.4 to go, but they had to foul three times to send Grant to the line. Makayla Timpson had 15 points, eight rebounds and a tourney-record-tying eight blocks for the fourth-seeded Seminoles.

No. 6 Notre Dame 73, California 64: Hannah Hidalgo scored 25 points and Notre Dame took over down the stretch. Olivia Miles added 14 points and six assists for the second-seeded Fighting Irish, the tournament’s reigning champion.

Notre Dame won the regular-season meeting in a blowout but trailed by six points midway through the third quarter Friday. Notre Dame then ran off a 12-0 go-ahead burst.

Cal committed 28 turnovers that led to 28 points for the Irish, who will face No. 11 Duke on Saturday.

No. 11 Duke 61, Louisville 48: Oluchi Okananwa came off the bench to score 13 points for the third-seeded Blue Devils (24-7). They have won four in a row.

Reigan Richardson added 12 points and Ashlon Jackson scored 11. ACC Rookie of the Year Toby Fournier scored 10 and grabbed eight rebounds off the bench.

Reserve Mackenly Randolph scored 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting to lead the sixth-seeded Cardinals (21-10). Olivia Cochran had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Montclair State 67, Christopher Newport 64: Montclair State never trailed as it upset CNU, the nation’s third-ranked Division III team according to the coaches’ poll, in Washington in the 64-team NCAA Tournament’s first round. A 19-game winning streak ended for the Captains.

The New Jersey Athletic Conference champion Red Hawks (24-4), who hadn’t been in the tournament since 2020, got 27 points, seven rebounds and three blocks from freshman Alyssa Craigwell as they advanced to a Saturday game in Catholic University’s gym against SUNY Geneseo, which upset the host Cardinals 74-63.

The Captains (26-2) were making their 11th NCAA appearance in the highly successful era of coach Bill Broderick, including their ninth in a row, and had never lost in the first round in that span.

For CNU, Camille Malagar scored 16 points, Elizabeth Creed had 14 points and six rebounds, and Hannah Kaloi had 11 points and nine rebounds.

CNU, which shot just 34.2% (25 of 72), fell behind 15-5 when Montclair State went on an 11-2 run. The Captains never caught up, and their only possession with a chance to tie came in the final three seconds. Montclair committed three fouls to keep CNU from getting off a shot until Gabbi San Diego’s hurried 3-pointer under pressure at the buzzer. It fell far short.

The “Captains Chaos” defense led to 27 Montclair turnovers, but CNU committed 24.

No. 5 South Carolina 84, Vanderbilt 63: Chloe Kitts had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the top-seeded Gamecocks (28-3) in Greenville, South Carolina. They’ll face Oklahoma on Saturday.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 15 off the bench and Sania Feagin added 13 points for two-time defending tourney champion South Carolina, which has won five straight games. The Gamecocks shot a blistering 67% from the field in the first half to build a 48-23 lead.

Vanderbilt (22-10), all but certain to reach the NCAA Tournament, got 20 points from Mikayla Blakes and 17 from Khamil Pierre.

No. 10 Oklahoma 69, No. 12 Kentucky 65: The fifth-seeded Sooners edged the fourth-seeded Wildcats as Raegan Beers had 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Payton Verhulst added 16 points. Oklahoma battled back from a 10-point second-half deficit for its ninth consecutive victory.

Georgia Amoore scored 29 points and fellow former Virginia Tech player Clara Strack added 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats.

No. 1 Texas 70, Mississippi 63: All-America forward Madison Booker scored 19 points, and Texas (30-2) held on to reach Saturday’s semifinal against No. 9 LSU. Despite their No. 1 ranking, the Longhorns lost a coin flip last weekend against South Carolina for the top seeding.

Kyla Oldacre scored 12 points and Shay Holle added 11 for Texas, which stretched its winning streak to 14 games. Kirsten Deans scored 20 points to lead the likely NCAA Tournament-bound Rebels (20-10), and Madison Scott had 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

No. 9 LSU 101, Florida 87: Aneesah Morrow scored 36 points on 15-of-21 shooting while hauling in 14 rebounds for the Tigers (28-4). The senior forward’s 36 points were the most ever by an LSU player in conference tournament history and tied for the ninth-most overall.

Mikaylah Williams chipped in with 16 points and eight assists for the Tigers, who played without leading scorer Flau’jae Johnson, out with an injury. Liv McGill had 16 points and Jeriah Warren had 14 to lead Florida (16-17).

No. 2 Southern California 84, Indiana 79: JuJu Watkins scored 31 points, Kiki Iriafen added 21 and each grabbed 10 rebounds in Indianapolis in their first Big Ten Tournament games. The Trojans (27-2) have won eight straight games.

Yarden Garzon made five 3-pointers and had 23 points for the Hoosiers (19-12), who are likely NCAA at-large picks.

No. 4 UCLA 85, Nebraska 74: Lauren Betts finished with 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks, and Gabriela Jaquez added 23 points and nine rebounds for the second-seeded Bruins. Kiki Rice had 14 points and nine assists to help the Bruins rebound from last weekend’s loss to crosstown rival Southern California.

No. 16 West Virginia 73, No. 20 Kansas State 69: Lake Taylor High graduate JJ Quinerly made a critical steal to set up her game-winning basket and scored 24 points for the fourth-seeded Mountaineers in Kansas City, Missouri. They’ll play a semifinal against top-seeded/eighth-ranked TCU, which beat Colorado 69-62.

K-State attempted a sideline inbounds lob into the key when Quinerly soared in to intercept the ball with a minute to go. She then drove into the lane for a floater that put WVU on top 71-69 with 44.2 seconds remaining. The Wildcats’ Temira Poindexter missed a wide-open 3 from the right sideline before Sydney Shaw iced the victory with two free throws.

Marshall 75, Appalachian State 66: The 11th-seeded Thundering Herd (15-19) won for the third time in three days at Pensacola Bay Center, downing the sixth-seeded Mountaineers.

Peyton Ilderton came off the bench to lead all scorers with 21 points, while Aislynn Hayes had 15 and Meredith Maier 12. Emily Carver scored 23 for App State (13-17).

Richmond 63, Duquesne 58: The top-seeded Spiders, playing near home at the Henrico Sports & Events Center in Glen Allen, won behind Addie Budnik’s 15 points and A-10 Player of the Year Maggie Doogan’s 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks.

UR will face Saint Joseph’s on Saturday morning in a semifinal.

Kiandra Browne scored 18 for the Dukes.

George Mason 87, Saint Louis 57: The second-seeded Patriots (25-5) made the A-10 semifinals for the first time in program history, defeating the 10th-seeded Billikens. The Patriots, who have set a school record for wins in season, will play third-seeded Davidson on Saturday.

Hampton High alumna Kennedy Harris, who has fought injuries all season, led George Mason with 18 points, followed by 13 each from Zahirah Walton and Paula Suarez. Page Greenburg added 12.

George Mason will play another first-time semifinalist, third-seeded Davidson. The Wildcats stifled sixth-seeded Davidson 56-35.