LOS ANGELES — Lexi Eaton scored 25 points, Jennifer Hamson finished one block shy of a triple-double and 12th-seeded BYU upset No. 5 North Carolina State 72-57 in the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament on Saturday.
The Cougars (27-6) will face fourth-seeded Nebraska in the second round on Monday at Pauley Pavilion on UCLA’s campus.
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Hamson, the West Coast Conference Player of the Year, finished with 12 points and tied her career-highs with 19 rebounds and nine blocks.
Kylie Maeda added 14 points and Morgan Bradley has 13 for BYU, which picked up its 11th win in 12 games and its first tournament win since 2006.
Miah Spencer scored 16 points to lead the Wolfpack (25-8), who lost in the first round for the fourth time in their last five tournament appearances.
NC State shot a season-worst 27.4 percent from the field in its second-lowest scoring output of the season.
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