BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ta'Niya Latson scored 28 points and sixth-seeded Florida State defeated George Mason on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Mikayla Timpson had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Seminoles (24-8), who advanced to play either No. 3 seed LSU or 14th seed San Diego State in a second-round game on Monday night.
Paula Suarez scored 25 points and Kennedy Harris added 12 points for George Mason (27-6), which was making its first March Madness appearance after winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Florida State led by as many as 20 points in the middle of the second quarter, but George Mason pulled within seven when the second of Suarez's back-to-back 3s made it 49-42.