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Buffalo Routs USF en Route to First NCAA Tournament Win

NCAA Tournament Central
2018 NCAA Women's Tournament Bracket

No. 11 Buffalo 102, No. 6 USF 79

Courtesy of the Associated Press

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.