Niesa Johnson's 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation tied the game and her two free throws in the fourth overtime were the winning points as Alabama edged Duke 121-120 in a women's NCAA East Regional second-round game Saturday night.
It was the longest game in NCAA women's tournament history.And both teams eclipsed the old tournament scoring record set by Ohio State when it defeated Syracuse 116-75 in a Mideast Regional second-round game in 1988.
Johnson, who finished with 28 points, also scored with two seconds remaining in the first overtime to tie the score at 89. And her jumper with 50 seconds left knotted the score at 108 at the end of the third overtime.
Yolanda Watkins led Alabama with 33 points, while Johnson also had 12 rebounds and 14 assists.
Duke was led by Alison Day with 37 and Orr with 30.
In other second round action:
East Regional
No. 1 UConn 91, Va. Tech 45
At Storrs, Conn., Jennifer Rizzotti scored 20 points as No. 1, undefeated and top-seeded Connecticut ripped eighth-seeded Virginia Tech.
Rebecca Lobo scored 7 of her 9 first-half points in a game-opening 11-0 run. A 15-2 burst, capped by 2 Nykesha Sales free throws, made it 29-6 midway through the period.
No. 10 Va. 72, No. 17 Florida 67
At Charlottesville, Va., Virginia freshman Monick Foote broke an NCAA tournament record with seven 3-pointers Saturday night to lead the 10th-ranked Cavaliers to a victory over No. 17 Florida.
Foote, who scored 23 points - two better than her previous career high - hit 7-of-12 from long range.
No. 8 La. Tech 48, Okla. 36
At Ruston, La., Powered by 19 points from guard Vickie Johnson, eighth-ranked Louisiana Tech defeated the Sooners.
Tech has beaten the Sooners all four times they have met, but this was the first time in an NCAA tournament.
Mideast Regional
No. 5 Texas Tech 88, Wisconsin 65
At Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech used stingy defense and 56 second-half points in an attempt to keep its drive alive for another women's national basketball championship.
The No. 5 Lady Raiders, who won the NCAA title in 1993, roared back after leading by only two points at the half to beat Wisconsin.
No. 14 Wash. 54, No. 15 Ark. 50
At Seattle, Laure Savasta scored 16 points, including 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 20 seconds, as Washington held off Arkansas.
Christy Smith's 3-pointer from the top of the key cut Washington's lead to two points with 3 seconds remaining, but Savasta hit both ends of a 1-and-1 to put away the game for the Huskies.
No. 2 Tenn. 70, Florida Int. 44
At Knoxville, Tenn., All-American Nikki McCray scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures as Mideast top seed Tennessee (31-2) crushed cold-shooting Florida International.
West Regional
No. 10 N.C. 59, Seton Hall 45
At Chapel Hill, N.C., Charlotte Smith scored 17 of her 21 points in the first half as defending national women's champion North Carolina held off a Seton Hall charge for a victory.
No. 16 Purdue 62, Montana 51
At San Diego, Tonya Kirk scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half - including 3-of-3 from 3-point range - to carry No. 16 Purdue past Montana.
Stacey Lovelace added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Danielle McCulley had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the 16th-ranked Boilermakers (23-7).
Colorado 78, SW Missouri 34
At Boulder, Colo., Isabelle Fijalkowski scored 23 points and Erin Scholz pulled down 19 rebounds as No. 2 Colorado used its superior inside game to stampede Southwest Missouri State.
The Buffaloes (29-2), the top seed in the Midwest Regional, extended their winning streak to 24 games in advancing to the regional semifinals next week in Des Moines, Iowa.
Stanford 95, So. Methodist 73
At Stanford, Calif., Kate Starbird scored a career-high 28 points and second-seeded Stanford overpowered Southern Methodist.
Kristin Folkl added 19 points in another dynamic outing off the bench and Kate Paye had 14 points, including four of Stanford's 10 3-pointers.