DAYTON, Ohio – Candace Parker hit her first eight shots and the top-seeded Lady Vols used a 14-0 first-half run to take control, ending Marist’s great tournament run with a 65-46 victory.

Parker roamed the lane, frequently leaping over the smaller Red Foxes, for 16 points. Shannon Bobbitt and Sidney Spencer each had 11 for Tennessee (31-3), which improved its record to 22-4 in regional semifinals.

Meg Dahlman had 16 points and Rachele Fitz 13 for Marist (29-6), which had never won an NCAA tournament game until last weekend. The Red Foxes stunned fourth-seeded Ohio State 67-63 in the first round and fifth-seeded Middle Tennessee 73-59 in the second round.

Parker finished 8-of-10 from the field with nine rebounds. The Lady Vols shot 58 percent while holding Marist to 39 percent.

Mississippi 90, Oklahoma 82

DAYTON, Ohio – Mississippi is going to the regional final, and Courtney Paris is going home.

Armintie Price scored 31 points, Ashley Awkward added 25 for Ole Miss, which fastbreaked and trapped its way to a 90-82 win over Oklahoma on Sunday in the Dayton Regional.

Next up for the Rebels (24-10) is Tennessee on Tuesday, with a spot in the Final Four awaiting the winner.

The Lady Vols topped Ole Miss 81-69 at home on Feb. 15 in their only meeting this season.

Paris led Oklahoma (28-5) with 31 points and 20 rebounds.

Alliesha Easley added 12 points for the Rebels, who will be making their fifth trip to a regional championship game.

Purdue 78, Georgia 65

DALLAS – Katie Gearlds had 30 points and nine rebounds to help Purdue overcome a big early deficit and advance to the Dallas Regional final.

Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton had 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting and nine rebounds, while Danielle Campbell had 11 points for Purdue (31-5), which won its 10th straight game. Gearlds was 10-of-16 shooting with four 3-pointers.

The Boilermakers will play North Carolina or George Washington on Tuesday in their first regional final since 2003, which came two years after they were national runner-ups.

Tasha Humphrey had 20 points to lead Georgia (27-7), which was in the round of 16 for the fifth straight season. It was the fourth time in that stretch the Lady Bulldogs didn’t advance past that.