Minnesota guard Amaya Battle celebrates after her winning basket against Mississippi in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament second-round game Sunday in Minneapolis. Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota made sure the opening weekend of women's March Madness was blocked off at its home court months before the NCAA Tournament began.

The hunch was right, as the Gophers relished the roar of their fans at The Barn all the way through Amaya Battle’s epic game-winner.

Battle hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 0.7 seconds left, lifting Minnesota past Mississippi 65-63 in the second round Sunday to send the Gophers to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 21 years.

“I have never been in an environment that was that loud, ever,” Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit said.

Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before turning to swish the winner. The senior guard landed on her back to look up at a swarm of teammates in a frenzied celebration by the No. 4 seed Gophers (24-8).

Minnesota will face the winner of Monday’s UCLA vs. Oklahoma State game.

Here’s a roundup of some of Sunday’s early games:

Flau'jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams each scored 24 points and No. 2 seed LSU set an NCAA record for 100-point games in a season with a victory in the second round.

Playing her final game on the campus where she spent her illustrious four-year college career, Johnson gave a packed Pete Maravich Assembly Center crowd what they came to see and savored every moment of adulation from fans, teammates and her Hall of Fame coach, Kim Mulkey.

With LSU leading by 50 early in the fourth quarter, Mulkey ceremoniously subbed Johnson out and they shared a long embrace. Johnson then raised both arms above her head to acknowledge the roaring, standing crowd before pulling her jersey up over her face to wipe her eyes.

Olivia Olson and Syla Swords started slow against NC State.

Eventually, Michigan's star sophomores bounced back with fantastic performances.

Olson had all 27 of her points in the second half and Swords bounced back to score 26 and help the second-seeded Wolverines rout the short-handed Wolfpack and earn a spot in the women’s Sweet 16.

The Wolverines (27-6) will play for at least another 40 minutes, facing the winner of third-seeded Louisville and sixth-seeded Alabama in the regional semifinals.

Elina Aarnisalo had 21 points, Lanie Grant scored 20 and North Carolina used a strong fourth quarter to beat Maryland and reach the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row.

Nyla Harris had 14 points and eight rebounds and Indya Nivar added 11 points to help the fourth-seeded Tar Heels (28-7) advance in the Fort Worth 1 Regional later in the week. They will play the winner of No. 1 UConn vs. No. 9 Syracuse.

Oluchi Okananwa, who helped eliminate North Carolina last March in the Sweet 16 when she played for Duke, scored 21 points for No. 5 seed Maryland (24-9). Addi Mack had 13 points and Mir McLean had 12 points and 14 rebounds. The Terrapins couldn’t overcome 3-for-23 shooting on 3-pointers.