TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Cierra Dillard scored a career-high 36 points and No. 11 seed Buffalo got its first women's NCAA Tournament victory as it defeated sixth-seeded South Florida 102-79 in a first-round Albany Regional game on Saturday.
It is the first time in an NCAA Tournament game that a Mid-American Conference team has gone over 100 points. It is also the first time since 1995 that Buffalo has scored more than 100 points.
Buffalo, which is making its second NCAA appearance, trailed 29-18 midway through the second quarter but went on a 20-7 run the remainder of the quarter to take a 43-38 lead at halftime.