University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, March 22
1:00 PM
University of Minnesota
24-8,13-5Big Ten
65
vs
63
Ole Miss
24-12,8-8SEC
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Ole Miss
12
17
25
9
63
Minnesota
17
15
14
19
65
Team Stats
UM
MINN
FG%
.431
.449
3FG%
.462
.583
FT%
.813
.824
RB
28
30
TO
12
15
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
G
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/ Women's BasketballC
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Ceci De Young
Battle's Gamewinner Sends Gophers to Sweet 16
3/22/2026 3:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 0.8 seconds left, lifting Minnesota past Mississippi 65-63 in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in 21 years.
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before swishing the winner and landing on her back.
The No. 4 seed Gophers (24-8) swarmed their senior point guard in a frenzied celebration, before regrouping for the final possession. Tianna Thompson's 3-point try for the No. 5 seed Rebels (24-12) from the top of the key on the other end hit the front of the rim and fell short.
Mara Braun scored 17 points for the Gophers, including the tying 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining before helping force a shot-clock violation by the Rebels on the ensuing possession. Sophie Hart, who added 10 points, gave the Gophers their first lead since early in the third quarter with a determined drop-step to the basket for a short bank shot with 18 seconds left.
Latasha Lattimore answered Hart with the tying layup with 3 seconds remaining, before Battle sent the Gophers to Sacramento, California, to face the winner of the game on Monday between No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 8 seed Oklahoma State.
Cotie McMahon fouled out for Mississippi with 4:22 left with 15 points, putting the senior transfer and leading scorer on the bench for the crucial final stretch, as the Rebels went the next 3:41 without scoring.
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before swishing the winner and landing on her back.
The No. 4 seed Gophers (24-8) swarmed their senior point guard in a frenzied celebration, before regrouping for the final possession. Tianna Thompson's 3-point try for the No. 5 seed Rebels (24-12) from the top of the key on the other end hit the front of the rim and fell short.
Mara Braun scored 17 points for the Gophers, including the tying 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining before helping force a shot-clock violation by the Rebels on the ensuing possession. Sophie Hart, who added 10 points, gave the Gophers their first lead since early in the third quarter with a determined drop-step to the basket for a short bank shot with 18 seconds left.
Latasha Lattimore answered Hart with the tying layup with 3 seconds remaining, before Battle sent the Gophers to Sacramento, California, to face the winner of the game on Monday between No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 8 seed Oklahoma State.
Cotie McMahon fouled out for Mississippi with 4:22 left with 15 points, putting the senior transfer and leading scorer on the bench for the crucial final stretch, as the Rebels went the next 3:41 without scoring.
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