HARTFORD, Conn. – Maryland fell into Mississippi’s trap and the defending NCAA champion never got out.

Mississippi used its stifling defense to steal the ball 15 times and force 29 Maryland turnovers and the Rebels upset the second-seeded Terrapins 89-78 in the Dayton Regional on Tuesday night.

Armintie Price scored 28 points to lead the Rebels, the same Ole Miss team that was blown out by the Terps 110-79 at a tournament in the Bahamas in November.

Ashley Awkward had 22 points, and Easley had 16 for Ole Miss.

Tennessee 68, Pittsburgh 54

PITTSBURGH – Candace Parker had 30 points and 12 rebounds and the Lady Vols won on the Panthers’ home court to advance to the round of 16 for a 26th consecutive season.

Sidney Spencer helped Parker slow down Pitt’s muscular Marcedes Walker and scored 11 points.

North Carolina St. 78, Baylor 72, OT

RALEIGH, N.C. – Khadijah Whittington scored 15 of her career-high 23 points after halftime to extend the fourth-seeded Wolfpack’s emotional season.

The win gave Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow her first trip to the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 in six years.

Duke 62, Temple 52

RALEIGH, N.C. – Lindsey Harding had 13 of her 18 points in the first half and the top-seeded Blue Devils advanced to the round of 16 for the 10th straight year.

Fatima Maddox scored 18 points for the Owls (25-8), who closed the season with losses in three of five.

Rutgers 70, Mich. St. 57

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Kia Vaughn had 12 of her 16 points in the first half and fourth-seeded Rutgers won on the Spartans’ home court.

Victoria Lucas-Perry scored 17, Rene Haynes had 14 points and Aisha Jefferson added 13 for the Spartans (24-9).

North Carolina 60, Notre Dame 51

PITTSBURGH – LaToya Pringle led a frantic late run, Ivory Latta made six free throws in the final minute and top-seeded North Carolina rallied to avoided an upset.

The nation’s highest-scoring team was slowed considerably but still managed to recover after trailing 38-31 with 13 minutes remaining.

Bowling Green 59, Vanderbilt 56

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Amber Flynn scored 19 points and seventh-seeded Bowling Green moved into the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 for the first time in school history.

The Falcons (31-3) became the first Mid-American Conference team to reach the round of 16.

Connecticut 94, Wisconsin-Green Bay 70

HARTFORD, Conn. – Freshman Tina Charles led five UConn players in double figures with 22 points and the Huskies ended the Phoenix’s bid for a 27th straight win.

The top-seeded Huskies (31-3) used a 14-2 run to erase a 46-42 second-half deficit.

and pulled away from there.

Natalie Berglin led Wisconsin-Green Bay (29-4) with 28 points, hitting six 3-pointers. The Phoenix stayed in the game early by shooting 3s. They took 28 shots from behind the arc, hitting 10.