Walters's Shot in OT Lifts ODU Over U-Va.

The littlest player made the biggest shot for Old Dominion. Then one of the tallest made sure it would be enough to win a thrilling game.

Last night in Norfolk, Jazzmin Walters made a three-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in overtime, then Tiffany Green blocked an attempt at a tying three-pointer just before the buzzer, giving the Lady Monarchs an 88-85 victory over Virginia and a trip to the round of 16.

The Lady Monarchs, who snapped a six-game losing streak in the tournament in the first round, will play on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C., against top-ranked Connecticut.

Old Dominion (31-4), the fifth seed, fell behind 85-81 in overtime but closed the game on a 7-0 run. Walters started it with a free throw, Jessica Canady added a three-point play with 1 minute 25 seconds to go, and the 5-foot-2 Walters made a shot from her hip just before the shot-clock buzzer to send the Lady Monarchs' home crowd into a frenzy.

"Once I got the ball, I just let it fly," Walters said of her third three-pointer of the game. "That play wasn't set up for me to score, but it ended up that way."

It got even louder when the 6-2 Green met Lyndra Littles at the top of the key and blocked her shot. Littles, who scored 29 points, collected the rejection and tried again, but her second effort came up well short.

"It felt like we were battling from behind from the very start," Virginia Coach Debbie Ryan said. "When the game got into overtime and we were up by four, I felt like we were on our way."

Trailing most of the night, fourth-seeded Virginia (24-10) forced overtime when Aisha Mohammed was fouled with 1.8 seconds to go -- on the Cavaliers' sixth shot from in close on the possession -- and she made the free throw to tie it at 78.

Walters led Old Dominion with 17 points and 10 assists and committed just one turnover. T.J. Jordan added 14 points, and Green had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks. Canady added 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Littles grabbed 14 rebounds, and Mohammed finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Sharnee Zoll scored 13 with nine assists in her final collegiate game.

¿ CONNECTICUT 89, TEXAS 55: In Bridgeport, Conn., freshman Maya Moore had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks and the top-seeded Huskies shot a blistering 60 percent to win the second-round matchup.