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Cardinal whip Cal in Pac-10 quarterfinals

Associated Press

Susan King Borchardt scored 14 points to lead No. 2 Stanford to a 81-40 win over rival California in the quarterfinals of the Pacific-10 Conference tournament Saturday in San Jose, Calif.

Brooke Smith added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists and Candice Wiggins had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinal (27-2), winners of 18 straight.

Stanford will play Southern Cal in a semifinal game today at 3 p.m.

Jessica Lawson had 10 points and four rebounds for Cal (11-18).

Elsewhere

LSU 79, (21) Georgia 65: At Greenville, S.C., Seimone Augustus had 22 points and Temeka Johnson added a career-high 17 assists as the top-ranked Lady Tigers (29-1) advanced to the Southeastern Conference championship with a victory over the Lady Bulldogs (22-9). LSU will play Tennessee for the league championship today. … (4) North Carolina 64, Miami 57: At Greensboro, N.C., Ivory Latta scored 19 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to help the Tar Heels (25-3) avoid an upset with an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal win over the Hurricanes (13-16). North Carolina plays Virginia in a semifinal game today. … (5) Tennessee 76, (18) Vanderbilt 73: At Greenville, S.C., Tennessee coach Pat Summitt won her 877th game, moving past Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, and the fifth-ranked Lady Vols (25-4) reached the SEC championship game with their ninth straight victory over the Commodores (22-7). … (6) Duke 107, Wake Forest 50: At Greensboro, N.C., Mistie Williams and Wanisha Smith each scored 17 points and the Blue Devils (27-3) set an ACC tournament scoring record in a quarterfinal win over the Demon Deacons (15-14). Duke plays Maryland today in a semifinal matchup. … Texas Christian 87, (12) DePaul 77: At Charlotte, N.C., Sandora Irvin had 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Horned Frogs (22-9) to an upset win over the Blue Demons (25-4) in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament. … (16) Temple 61, Saint Joseph’s 51: At Washington, Candice Dupree had 12 points and five rebounds to guide the Owls (25-3) past the Hawks (7-23) in an Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinal game, extending the Owls’ winning streak to 22 games. Temple will face Xavier in the semifinals today. … (25) Maryland 63, (19) North Carolina State 56: At Greensboro, N.C., Crystal Langhorne had her sixth straight double-double, 23 points and 16 rebounds, as the Terrapins (21-8) held off the Wolfpack (21-7) in an ACC quarterfinal game.