WBK: Tenn 78, OSU 62

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Mercedes Russell scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Tennessee continued its surprising run in the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 78-62 victory over Ohio State in a Sioux Falls Regional semifinal Friday night.

The Lady Vols beat the No. 3 Buckeyes to reach the Elite Eight for the fifth time in six years.