STARKVILLE, Miss. -- DePaul's Tanita Allen snagged a loose ball under the basket, but then lost her balance, awkwardly flipping the ball toward the rim as she was falling down and being fouled.
Somehow, it bounced a few times on the rim and went through the hoop.
It was that kind of charmed game for the Blue Demons -- especially Allen.
The Blue Demons' sophomore scored 25 points -- including hitting her first five 3-pointers -- Lauren Prochaska and Brooke Schulte each added 12 and DePaul cruised past Northern Iowa 88-67 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.