Senior Kenisha Bell scored 25 points, but the Gophers couldn't hold a fourth-quarter lead and finished Lindsay Whalen's first coaching season at 21-11.
UConn's back in the regional semifinals for the 26th consecutive year. The Huskies had to work for it as pesky Buffalo rallied from a 24-point, third-quarter deficit to get within eight in the fourth before the Huskies won by 12.
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