AUSTIN, Texas -- Freshman Sophie Cunningham scored 20 points, most of it in a dominant third quarter, and No. 10 seed Missouri upset No. 7 BYU 78-69 Saturday night, the Tigers' first NCAA Tournament win since 2001.
Cunningham scored 16 in the third as Missouri built an 11-point lead then held on down the stretch when BYU got within 62-60 midway through the fourth.
BYU's Lexi Rydalch, the West Coast Conference career scoring leader, scored 22 points for the Cougars, but had just seven after halftime and fouled out with less than 2 minutes to play and her team trailing by five.