Baylor throttles Tennessee, reaches Final Four

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left, and top-seeded Baylor rolled over No. 2 seed Tennessee 77-58 Monday night to advance to the Final Four from the Des Moines Region.

Shekinna Stricklen had 22 points for Tennessee (27-9), whose seniors became its first four-year class not to reach a Final Four.

Baylor's Odyssey Sims, who led the Bears (38-0) with 27 points, tumbled to the floor with 46.8 seconds left, and she and Strickland had to be separated. No punches were thrown, but Griner and teammates Terran Condrey and Jordan Madden were ejected for leaving the bench. The NCAA said no players will be suspended.

FRESNO REGION

■ No. 1 Stanford 81, No. 2 Duke 69 -- At Fresno, Calif., Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 29 points and nine rebounds, sending the Cardinal (35-1) past the Blue Devils (27-6) in the Fresno Region final as Stanford earned its fifth straight Final Four berth.