Miami holds off Indiana rally to advance in March Madness

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Future Harden made a shot within the lane with 3.5 seconds left to ship ninth-seeded Miami previous top-seeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday evening, lifting the Hurricanes to their first Candy 16 since 1992.

The Hoosiers (28-4) turned the second No. 1 seed to be eradicated in two nights. Stanford was upset Sunday on its house courtroom. It is the primary time since 1998 that two No. 1 seeds didn’t advance to the regional semifinals.

Harden completed with 18 factors and Lola Pendade had 19 factors and 7 rebounds for the Hurricanes (21-12), who by no means trailed on the Hoosiers house courtroom.

However as a substitute of celebrating Indiana’s third consecutive march to the Candy 16, the raucous crowd grew more and more irritated with the best way the sport was referred to as, anxious as time ticked off the clock and surprised because the Hurricanes celebrated.

Indiana definitely had its possibilities. Yarden Garzon tied the rating twice within the ultimate minute with 3-pointers, the second coming with 6.6 seconds to go.

However the Hoosiers could not get the cease they wanted after a timeout and turned the ball over on their ultimate possession.

Mackenzie Holmes led the Hoosiers with 22 factors and 9 rebounds. Grace Berger added 17 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists in her ultimate recreation. It was Indiana’s first lack of the season at Meeting Corridor.

BIG PICTURE

Miami: After a historic 17-point comeback Saturday, the Hurricanes accomplished their run by getting simply sufficient to carry off the hard-charging Hoosiers. A yr in the past, they fell brief at South Carolina, one other No. 1 seed within the second spherical. This time they completed the job.

Indiana: The most effective season in Hoosiers historical past got here to a surprisingly early win. They gained the primary outright Massive Ten title at school historical past, completed a school-best second within the ultimate Related Press High 25 ballot, picked up their first No. 1 seed ever and anticipated to be heading to Dallas. As a substitute, they’re going to begin to ponder life with out Berger, the most effective gamers at school historical past.

UP NEXT

Whereas the Hoosiers head house sooner than anticipated, the Hurricanes head to Greenville, South Carolina, for a showdown with fourth-seeded Villanova, which was ranked No. 10 within the ultimate Related Press High 25.

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