NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament 2018: Saturday Scores, Subregionals Bracket

First-round action in the 2018 NCAA women's basketball tournament continued Saturday with No. 1 overall seed UConn serving as the headliner.

The undefeated Huskies played in the first game of the day against 16th-seeded St. Francis (Pa.), while reigning national runner-up Mississippi State take the floor later as a No. 1 seed against No. 16 Nicholls.

Florida State and Duke also secured their places in the second round, while other powers such as Ohio State, UCLA, Texas and Stanford feature later on Saturday's slate.

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket

UConn 140, St. Francis (Pa.) 52

The undefeated Huskies made history in dominating 16th-seeded St. Francis (Pa.) 140-52 in the first round of the tournament on Saturday.

According to ESPN, UConn's 140 points were a single game record for the NCAA women's basketball tournament, surpassing the 121 points scored by Duke in a four-overtime game against Alabama in 1995.

UConn had more points in the first quarter (55) than St. Francis had in the entire game.

Azura Stevens led the way for the Huskies with 26 points off the bench, while Napheesa Collier added 25. In total, six UConn players scored at least 15 points.

The Huskies will face No. 9 Quinnipiac in the second round.

Florida State 91, Little Rock 49

The third-seeded Florida State Seminoles rolled into the second round Saturday by virtue of a 91-49 win over No. 14 Little Rock.

While the Trojans kept things somewhat close in the early going with only a seven-point deficit after the first quarter, FSU pulled away by outscoring Little Rock 55-22 in the second and third quarters combined.

The Noles were led by Shakayla Thomas and her game-high 26 points to go along with four rebounds and three steals.

By virtue of Saturday's victory, Florida State will take on No. 11 Buffalo in the round of 32.

Duke 72, Belmont 58

After an early scare, the fifth-seeded Duke Blue Devils pulled away to beat the No. 12 Belmont Bruins 72-58 on Saturday.

Belmont held leads in the early going and trailed by just one point at halftime.

Duke managed to separate in the third quarter, however, as it outscored the Bruins 21-9 before closing things out in the fourth.

The Blue Devils benefited from Leaonna Odom scoring a career-high 25 points with six rebounds and four assists, which bested 20 points from Belmont's Kylee Smith.

Duke will take on No. 4 Georgia in the second round.

Central Michigan 78, LSU 69

In the biggest upset of the 2018 NCAA women's basketball tournament to that point, the No. 11 Central Michigan Chippewas took down the No. 6 LSU Lady Tigers 78-69 on Saturday.

Although the seeds suggested it was an upset, CMU won the MAC and lost just four games entering the tournament, while LSU had lost nine.

Central Michigan entered the game on an eight-game winning streak, and that momentum carried over in the form of a 25-16 lead after one quarter.

The Lady Tigers shrunk the deficit to two points at the break, but the Chippewas pulled away again in the third by outscoring LSU 22-15.

CMU forward Tinara Moore was the star of the game, as she dropped 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Central Michigan will look to keep its run going in the second round when it faces No. 3 Ohio State.

Ohio State 87, George Washington 45

The third-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes made easy work of the No. 14 George Washington Colonials on Saturday with an 87-45 win.

OSU essentially led from start to finish, and it especially put the clamps down on George Washington during the second half.

The Buckeyes allowed just 18 points after the break while scoring 48 en route to an appearance in the second round.

All five of Ohio State's starters scored at least nine points, but forward Stephanie Mavunga was the go-to player with a game-high 22 points and 13 rebounds.

Ohio State's win sets up an intriguing second-round matchup with the MAC champion in No. 11 Central Michigan.

Buffalo 102, South Florida 79

After watching MAC rival Central Michigan upset LSU in the early slate of games Saturday, the 11th-seeded Buffalo Bulls followed suit by knocking off the No. 6 South Florida Bulls 102-79.

UB followed in the footsteps of the Buffalo men's team, which surprisingly knocked off the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats in the first round of the men's tournament.

Like the Buffalo men, the Bulls unleashed a relentless offensive attack on South Florida that resulted in 59 second-half points.

Buffalo actually trailed USF 20-11 after one quarter, but UB outscored South Florida 91-59 for the remainder of the game.

The UB Bulls got a huge game from guard Cierra Dillard, who dropped 36 points and grabbed six rebounds in the upset.

Buffalo will have a chance to pull off an even bigger surprise in the second round when it faces third-seeded Florida State.

Georgia 68, Mercer 63

The No. 4 Georgia Lady Bulldogs survived a massive scare from the No. 13 Mercer Bears and advanced to the second round with a 68-63 victory Saturday.

Georgia led by just three points at halftime, and carried a four-point lead into the final frame. Mercer trailed by two with as little as two minutes remaining.

The Lady Bulldogs made their free throws in the waning seconds, though, including two from Mackenzie Engram, who stretched the lead from three to five with four seconds left.

Georgia's forward duo of Caliya Robinson and Engram proved too much for Mercer to handle.

Robinson netted 23 points to go along with 16 rebounds and four assists, while Engram registered 21 points, 10 boards and four helpers.

The Lady Bulldogs will have an even tougher test in the next round against No. 5 Duke.

Quinnipiac 86, Miami 72

The No. 9 Quinnipiac Bobcats scored a minor upset over the No. Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, and moved into the second round with an 86-72 win.

After trailing by three at halftime and one after three quarters, the Bobcats had a huge fourth quarter that allowed them to take the lead and pull away from the Hurricanes.

Quinnipiac outscored Miami 33-18 in a final frame that will long be remembered by Bobcats fans.

The biggest key to victory for Quinnipiac was its balanced scoring, as it had six players score between 11 and 19 points.

Aryn McClure was the biggest standout, falling just short of a triple-double with 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

Miami had four players score in double figures, including Erykah Davenport, who had a game-high 21 points.

Quinnipiac will be a massive underdog when it clashes with undefeated UConn in the second round.

UCLA 71, American 60

The No. 3 UCLA Bruins used a dominant first quarter to take down the No. 14 American Eagles 71-60 on Saturday.

UCLA outscored American 27-12 in the first quarter, and while the Eagles were arguably the better team for the remainder of the game, they were unable to overcome that deficit.

Monique Billings registered 20 points and 10 rebounds for UCLA in the game, while American forward Cecily Carl finished with 22 points and 10 boards.

UCLA shot 53.3 percent from beyond the arc as opposed to 39.1 percent for American, but the biggest difference was perhaps at the free-throw line.

The Eagles made just three of their eight attempts, whole the Bruins were 11-for-14 from the charity stripe.

In the second round, UCLA will take on No. 11 Creighton.

Florida Gulf Coast 80, Missouri 70

The No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles became the third double-digit seed to win Saturday when they upset the No. 5 Missouri Tigers 80-70.

FGCU lost just four games during the regular season, and that winning experience appeared to play a big role in Saturday's victory.

The Eagles couldn't handle Mizzou guard Sophie Cunningham, who finished with 35 points and made 14 of her 16 free throws, but they shut down the rest of the Tigers' lineup.

No other Missouri player scored more than nine points, whereas four Florida Gulf Coast players reached double digits.

Chief among them was guard China Dow, who impressively pumped in 21 points off the bench.

Mizzou struggled mightily from the field and went just 4-of-24 from three-point range, while the Eagles made 49.0 percent of their shots overall.

FGCU awaits No. 4 Stanford in the next round.

Arizona State 73, Nebraska 62

In a game where three of the four quarters were completely even, the No. 7 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the No. 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers by virtue of a strong performance in the third quarter.

With the game tied 27-27 at halftime, ASU outscored Nebraska 24-13 in the third frame, and the Huskers were unable to rebound.

Four players netted at least 10 points for the Sun Devils, including guard Robbi Ryan, who finished with a team-high 16.

Guard Janay Morton also scored 16 off the bench for Nebraska.

Neither team shot the ball well in what was a war of attrition, as Nebraska shot 37.3 percent from the field and Arizona State shot 38.3 percent.

Where the Sun Devils did excel, though, was at the free-throw line where they went 23-of-31. Nebraska went 16-of-24, and that primarily made up the finishing margin.

Arizona State is set for a second-round meeting with No. 2 Texas.

Oklahoma State 84, Syracuse 57

Three players scored 19 or more points for the No. 9 Oklahoma State Cowgirls in their 84-57 win over the No. 8 Syracuse Orange on Saturday.

Guard Jaden Hobbs led the way with 27 points, while center Kaylee Jensen added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and guard Loryn Goodwin had 19 points and eight assists.

Forward Miranda Drummond had 24 points for Cuse, but no other player in the starting five scored more than eight.

The Cowgirls held an eight-point lead at halftime, and they put it away in the third by outscoring the Orange 27-9.

OK State shot a solid 46.8 percent from the field, but it truly dominated from deep by making 13 of its 23 attempts.

Syracuse shot just 33.3 percent overall and 34.3 percent from long range.

With Oklahoma State playing some high-octane basketball, it will be a major challenge for No. 1 Mississippi State in the second round.

Texas 83, Maine 54

The second-seeded Texas Longhorns jumped out to a 23-8 lead after the first quarter and didn't look back as they defeated the 15th-seeded Maine Black Bears 83-54.

Texas bullied Maine inside from start to finish. Only six of the Longhorns' 34 made field goals were three-pointers, and they owned a 43-12 edge in rebounding.

The Black Bears had no answer inside for Longhorns junior forward Jatarie White, who had 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting. White was one of three Texas starters to score in double figures, with senior guard Ariel Atkins (16 points) and junior guard Lashann Higgs (15 points) the other two.

Texas also dig a great job of neutralizing Maine's leading scorer, Blanca Millan. The sophomore guard shot 3-of-13 and scored seven points, down from her season average of 17.8.

Creighton 76, Iowa 70

The Creighton Bluejays continued the perfect record of No. 11 seeds in the 2018 NCAA tournament after they defeated the No. 6 seed Iowa Hawkeyes 76-70.

Iowa entered the fourth quarter trailing Creighton by six points and got the deficit down to four points, 68-64, with 1:31 remaining in the game after sophomore guard Kathleen Doyle nailed a three-pointer. The Hawkeyes were unable to get any closer, as the Bluejays iced the game away from the free-throw line.

Sophomore forward Jaylyn Agnew led Creighton in scoring (24 points), while senior guard Sydney Lamberty finished with 20 points, five rebounds and six assists.

Iowa junior forward Megan Gustafson did her best to get Iowa through to the next round, scoring 29 points on 12-of-16 shooting. Gustafson's seven teammates, however, combined to go 14-of-40 from the field.

Stanford 82, Gonzaga 68

The No. 4 Stanford Cardinal rebounded from their defeat in the Pac-12 tournament to cruise to an 82-68 win over the No. 13 Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Gonzaga entered Saturday a respectable 54th in scoring (72.4 points per game) and 49th in field-goal percentage (.437).

That efficient offense was nowhere to be found against Stanford. The Bulldogs shot 41.1 percent from the field, including 5-of-19 from three-point territory.

Bulldogs leading scorer Jill Barta had a game-high 21 points, but Zykera Rice attempted just three shots and scored two points. The pair had combined to score 36.3 points per game prior to the NCAA tournament.

Stanford freshman guard Kiana Williams led her team with 21 points, and junior forward Alanna Smith chipped in 20 points in the victory.

Mississippi State 95, Nicholls 50

The top-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs had little trouble dispatching the 16th-seeded Nicholls Colonels, picking up a 95-50 win to open the NCAA tournament.

Mississippi State led by eight points after the first quarter and broke the game open in the second, when it outscored Nicholls 33-11. That offensive outburst all but eliminated any chance for the Colonels to pull off a historic upset.

Junior center Teaira McCowan (18 points, 13 rebounds) and senior guard Victoria Vivians (20 points, 13 rebounds) each had a double-double in the win. The trio of McCowan, Vivians and senior guard Blair Schaefer combined to score more than the entire Nicholls team, as Schaefter had 18 points on the night.

The Bulldogs look poised for their second Final Four trip in as many years.