Alabama’s total was a record low for the tournament, one fewer than the 36 scored by Mississippi State in the Tide’s 63-36 play-in victory Wednesday. That matched the 36 scored by Alabama against Louisiana State in 2011 and by Mississippi against LSU in 2008
The Gamecocks (24-6) will face No. 19 Texas A&M tonight in the quarterfinals. The victory was their eighth straight over Alabama under fifth-year coach Dawn Staley.
Alabama (13-18) ended the season by losing 11 of its last 12 games. Daisha Simmons led the Crimson Tide with 10 points.
FLORIDA 64, ARKANSAS 59
Jaterra Bonds scored 17 points, including a jumper with 51 seconds remaining that gave Florida the lead, and the Gators (18-13) charged back after trailing by 11 points to beat Arkansas (18-12).
Bonds’ jumper gave Florida a 60-59 lead. She added two free throws with 30 seconds remaining as the Gators scored the final six points.
VANDERBILT 53, MISSOURI 40
Tiffany Clarke had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Christina Foggie added 12 points and Vanderbilt (20-10) beat Missouri (17-14).
The Commodores will play No. 7 Kentucky today in the quarterfinals.
NO. 22 LOUISIANA STATE 65,
AUBURN 62
Theresa Plaisance had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Louisiana State (20-10) held on late to beat Auburn (16-14) for its seventh win in a row.
The Lady Tigers will face No. 12 Georgia in a quarterfinal game tonight.
ACC TOURNAMENT
WAKE FOREST 86,
GEORGIA TECH 67
In Greensboro, N.C., Lakevia Boykin scored 21 points and made four 3-pointers to help Wake Forest (13-18) upset Georgia Tech (14-16) in the first round.
The 10th-seeded Demon Deacons outscored Georgia Tech 50-24 in the second half and have won at least one game in five consecutive ACC Tournaments – the league’s longest such active streak.
Tyaunna Marshall had 22 points on 10 of 26 shooting for the Yellow Jackets.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 56,
CLEMSON 45
Kody Burke scored 16 points and North Carolina State rallied past Clemson.
Marissa Kastanek added 14 points for the eighth-seeded Wolfpack (16-15).
Nikki Dixon scored 11 points for ninth-seeded Clemson (9-21).
MIAMI 45, VIRGINIA TECH 39
Shawnice Wilson scored 17 points and Miami (21-9) pulled away to beat Virginia Tech (10-20).
The fifth-seeded Hurricanes will play fourth-seeded Florida State (21-8) in today’s quarterfinals.
BOSTON COLLEGE 66,
VIRGINIA 57
Kerri Shields had 16 points and four 3-pointers to help Boston College (12-18) upset Virginia (16-14).
TOP 25
NO. 20 GREEN BAY 63,
LOYOLA OF CHICAGO 37
In Green Bay, Wis., Megan Lukan scored 19 points, and Green Bay (24-2, 14-0 Horizon) won its 20th game in a row.
