SportsApril 7, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — Candice Wiggins continued her electrifying run through the NCAA tournament, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds while getting some timely help from Kayla Pederson and JJ Hones as Stanford shocked Connecticut 82-73 in Sunday night's national semifinals...

TAMPA, Fla. — Candice Wiggins continued her electrifying run through the NCAA tournament, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds while getting some timely help from Kayla Pederson and JJ Hones as Stanford shocked Connecticut 82-73 in Sunday night's national semifinals.

The Cardinal (35-3) avenged an early season loss to the Huskies (36-2) and advanced to Tuesday night's title game, where they'll face Tennessee (35-2).

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Alexis Hornbuckle's putback with seven-tenths of a second left lifted the Lady Vols to a 47-46 victory over LSU (31-6) in the lowest scoring game in Final Four history.

— AP

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