And, of course, the league's No. 1 rebounding team dominated the glass again, finishing with a 53-40 rebounding edge and a 20-10 edge in second-chance points.

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Smith, such a virtuosic scorer that no one minds when he skips the rebounding portion of pre-game layup lines, also poured in 31 points against Oregon on Friday and had 50 points in his first two NCAA tournament games.

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The Irish had no answer for Alexander early as she made her first six shots and she and Sykes dominated the rebounding.

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Smith is averaging 26 points through his first four NCAA tournament games for the No. 1 overall seed and is such a deft scorer that he sometimes doesn't even bother with the rebounding portions of pregame layup lines.

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