The Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla. - Kelley Suminski hit a 3-pointer with 0.3 to play to give Stanford a 57-55 victory over Vanderbilt in a Midwest regional semifinal Sunday.

Cardinal All-American Nicole Powell had 16 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists, including a drive and dish that set up Suminski's game-winner.

"We were looking for Nicole to get the last shot," Suminski said. "I saw her penetrating and I went to slide behind her in case someone went to help and they did. She made a great pass and I don't know what happened after that.

"I'm lucky it went in."

Powell took the inbounds pass with 11.2 seconds left and dribbled up the court and into the lane before turning and passing to Suminski, who had an open shot.

Suminski finished with 11 points and T'Nae Thiel added 10 for Stanford (27-6), which will play Tennessee Tuesday night.

Hillary Hager had 13 points to lead Vanderbilt. Princeton High graduate Dee Davis scored 10 points for the Commodores.

Powell struggled in the second half, going scoreless for the first 19 minutes.

After her first of two consecutive airballs late in the second half, the 6-foot-2 forward turned to Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer with a look of frustration.

Vanderbilt (26-8) capitalized on Powell's ineffectiveness to overcome a 12-point first-half deficit. The Commodores came out of halftime on an 11-2 run to tie it at 37 on Benningfield's putback.

Vanderbilt took its first lead with a 10-2 run late in the second half. Davis hit two free throws to give the Commodores a 55-52 lead, but Stanford held Vanderbilt scoreless the rest of the way.

Powell was fouled by Hillary Hager and hit two free throws to cut the Cardinal deficit to one, then Stanford kept Vanderbilt from getting off a shot before time expired on the ensuing possession.

Tennessee 71, Baylor 69

NORMAN, Okla. - Tasha Butts hit two free throws after a questionable call with 0.2 seconds left to give the top-seeded Lady Vols the victory.

Shyra Ely missed a fast-break layup as the clock ticked down and Butts was unable to tap in the putback. In the scramble for the loose ball, Baylor's Jessika Stratton collided with Butts and was called for a foul.

Officials huddled after the buzzer and reviewed the replay on a courtside television monitor to see if the foul came before time ran out. After a few moments, Butts went to the line and sank both shots.

Ely finished with 19 points to lead Tennessee (29-3), which will play in round of eight for the ninth time in 10 years.

Emily Niemann scored 19 to lead Baylor, and Stratton added 17.

Mideast Regional: Duke 63, Louisiana Tech 49

NORFOLK, Va. - The Blue Devils turned to their defense to end the Lady Techsters' 21-game winning streak and move within a victory of a third straight trip to the Final Four.

"We thought it would come down to defense, and I think it really did," Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said after her team won despite making fewer than 40 percent of its shots.

The Blue Devils (30-3) got 18 points from Monique Currie and 17 from All-American Alana Beard in winning their 13th game in a row - now the longest current run in women's college basketball.

Duke will play Minnesota on Tuesday in the regional title game.

The Blue Devils held the Lady Techsters (29-3) to their lowest score of the season. Tech made only 30 percent of its attempts from the field.

Minnesota 76, Boston College 63

NORFOLK, Va. - The seventh-seeded Golden Gophers scored 12 straight points early in the second half to build a big lead and send the third-seeded Eagles packing.

Janel McCarville had 25 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks for Minnesota (24-8), which advanced to its first regional final.

After starting slowly and trailing 10-2 at the first timeout, the Gophers rode the inside dominance of McCarville and unselfishness to the easy victory.

"It was almost like we were still on the bus, like we weren't fully warmed up" McCarville said of the sluggish start.

Then, the Gophers got rolling.

"Shots were going my way," said McCarville, was 9-for-14 from the field. "I was able to get a lot of things to fall early. That kind of played into how I played later."

That 12-0 run turned a 34-31 lead into a big hole for the Eagles (27-7).