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At line SMU hits free throws to upset No. 6 seed Toledo 91-76
Posted: Sunday March 14, 1999 01:04 AM
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Claudia Brassard scored 20 points and Southern Methodist pulled away in the final seven minutes for a 91-76 upset of Toledo in the first round of the NCAA women's Mideast Regional on Saturday night. The Mustangs (20-10) advanced to play Monday against the winner of the other first-round game at Stegeman Coliseum between host Georgia and Liberty. No. 6 Toledo (25-6) failed to take advantage of its highest seeding in six NCAA appearances as SMU scored 16 of its final 22 points from the foul line. Brassard led a balanced attack that included five players in double figures. The Rockets fell behind for good when Jennifer Rigg hit a 3-pointer to give SMU a 28-25 lead with 7:24 left in the first half. The Mustangs zealously guarded their advantage, which remained in single figures until SMU put together a 12-2 spurt after the Rockets cut it to 55-51 on Kim Knuth's basket with 15:11 to go. Brassard scored on the inside before Megan Woods and Nici Johnson hit back-to-back 3s to push the lead back to 63-51. After Jennifer Markwood briefly broke the run with a Toledo basket, Karen Blair scored on a short jumper and Johnson hit a 15-footer along the baseline to make it 67-53 with 11:24 remaining. Behind Knuth, who led all scorers with 24 points, Toledo fought back to get within 69-63 before SMU clinched the victory by going 16-of-18 on free throws in the final 6:44. For the game, the Mustangs were 21-of-26 at the line and 8-of-20 from 3-point range.
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