Tennessee advances to round of 16

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Shyra Ely had 17 points and nine rebounds and Gwen Jackson added 13 points as Tennessee advanced to its 22nd straight round of 16 with an 81-51 win over Virginia in the Mideast Regional on Monday night.

The top-seeded Lady Vols (30-4) improved their NCAA home record to 42-0.

Tennessee, also hosting the regional, will play the winner of Tuesday night's game between South Carolina and Penn State.

The No. 8 seed Cavaliers (17-14) struggled the entire game to contain Tennessee's offense. The Lady Vols led 33-24 at halftime and increased it to 17 before Virginia pulled within 12 with 10:45 remaining.

East

Purdue 80, Virgina Tech 62

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Erika Valek scored 24 points, Mary Jo Noon had 17 and Beth Jones added 16 as Purdue advanced to the round of 16 for the eighth time.

The second-seeded Boilermakers (28-5) will play the winner of Tuesday's game between Notre Dame and Kansas State. If the Irish win, it would be a rematch of the 2001 national championship game.

Chrystal Starling led the seventh-seeded Hokies (22-10) with 16 points and Kerri Gardin added 12.

Boston College 86, Vanderbilt 85, OT

NORFOLK, Va. -- Amber Jacobs made a high-arching layup with 2.5 seconds left in overtime, lifting Boston College to a comeback victory over Vanderbilt in the East Regional.

The fifth-seeded Eagles (22-8) advanced to the round of the 16 for the first time in five trips to the tournament, and got both victories on game-winning shots by Jacobs.

Midwest

Georgia 74, Rutgers 64

ATHENS, Ga. -- Christi Thomas, Alexis Kendrick and Ebony Felder each scored 17 points as fifth-seeded Georgia advanced to the round of 16 for the 13th time.

Georgia (21-9) likely will be without starting guard Sherrill Baker, who left early in the second half with a separated right shoulder.

New Mexico 73, Mississippi State 61

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Jordan Adams scored 19 points and New Mexico hit 13 3-pointers as the sixth-seeded Lobos (24-8) advance to the round of 16.

Before its 91-85 overtime win over Miami on Saturday, New Mexico had never won a game in the NCAA tournament.

-- From wire reports