Ashlon Jackson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer kept Duke’s season alive and was the latest memorable March Madness buzzer-beater in the women’s NCAA Tournament over the last decade.

It may not have had the same magnitude as Morgan Williams’ shot for Mississippi State that ended UConn’s 111-game winning streak in the 2017 national semifinals or Arike Ogunbowale’s historic game-ending 3-pointers for Notre Dame in the Final Four and NCAA championship game a year later.

Still it’s a shot that Duke fans will remember for a long time as it lifted the third-seeded Blue Devils to an 87-85 win over No. 2 seed LSU on Friday night in the Sacramento 2 Regional.

“I’m very blessed in order to have that moment. It’s such a great feeling,” Jackson said. “Like I told my teammates, it really doesn’t even feel real right now. I feel like I’m on cloud nine. But to be in that conversation is really a blessing.”

Trailing by one with 2.6 seconds left, Jackson caught the ball on the wing and faked out LSU defender Flau’Jae Johnson before putting up the shot right in front of Duke’s bench. The shot rolled around the rim before dropping in, setting off a wild celebration.

“My teammates and my coaches, they trust me and they believe in me,” said Jackson, who missed six of her first seven 3-pointers in the game. “And whenever shots aren’t really falling for me, I can’t really hang my head. That’s just how the game goes. Every competitor knows that.”

LSU coach Kim Mulkey has seen a lot in her long coaching career. She’s been on both sides of it.

“I’ve been doing this a long time. Lost a national championship with seven-tenths to go. Been in those situations before,” Mulkey said. “Heartbreaking for your team and your players and fans. Been around a long time and seen endings like that. Been a part of those endings. Takes a while to get over it.”

Duke (27-8) will face top-seeded UCLA today in the Elite Eight of Sacramento 2 Regional.

LSU (29-6) had rallied from an 11-point deficit to go ahead on two free throws by Mikaylah Williams with 9.2 seconds left.

Taina Mair missed a 3-pointer from the corner with 5 seconds left. The ball went out of bounds off an LSU player with 2.6 seconds left, setting up the fantastic finish.

Jackson scored 19 for Duke, which got 22 apiece from Toby Fournier and Taina Mair. MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 28 for LSU.

UConn 63, North Carolina 42: Sarah Strong had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the defending national champion and overall No. 1-seeded Huskies overwhelmed the fourth-seeded Tar Heels late Friday in Forth Worth, Texas, sending UConn to the Elite Eight for the 30th time.

Strong made four consecutive field goals in a two-minute span right after Blanca Quiñonez put UConn (37-0) ahead to stay with a layup early in the second quarter.

Quiñonez scored 16 points for the Huskies, who are seeking their 13th national championship. They extended their overall winning streak to 53 games.

Indya Nivar had 20 points for fourth-seeded North Carolina (28-8), which hasn’t advanced past the Sweet 16 since 2014, which was 20 years after its only national title.

UConn will play sixth-seeded Notre Dame in the Fort Worth 1 Regional final Sunday to fill the first slot for the Final Four in Phoenix.

It will the ninth time for the Huskies and Irish to play each other in March Madness. Their first eight tourney meetings were all in the Final Four.

Saturday’s games

Michigan 71, Louisville 52: Olivia Olson and the Michigan Wolverines already had weathered a six-minute scoring drought to start the game when they scored 17 consecutive third-quarter points in their Sweet 16 meeting with Louisville at Fort Worth, Texas.

“When we just take a breath and relax, we have so much fun,” Olson said. “So just that third quarter we were just really playing loose and having fun, and I think that’s what ignited our run.”

Olson scored 19 points, fellow sophomore Syla Swords added 16 and No. 2 seed Michigan overcame a sluggish start to beat the Cardinals.

The Wolverines had a 16-0 run in the second quarter to erase an 11-point deficit, their biggest, then broke a tie in the third with the 17-0 burst that let them cruise to their second Elite Eight, both in the past five seasons.

Michigan (28-6) tied a school record for victories and will play top-seeded Texas on Monday night for a spot in the Final Four.

Texas 76, Kentucky 54: Rori Harmon had 11 points, seven assists and six steals and Texas beat fellow SEC member Kentucky, sending the top-seeded Longhorns to another Elite Eight.

Jordan Lee had 18 points while All-America forward Madison Booker had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Longhorns (34-3), who have an 11-game winning streak. Harmon also had seven rebounds.

Amelia Hassett hit a 3-pointer on the first shot of the game for the Wildcats (25-11), but their only lead didn’t last long. Texas responded with 15-0 run, in the middle of which Harmon had three defensive rebounds and four assists in a span of 90 seconds.

South Carolina 94, Oklahoma 68: Ta’Niya Latson scored 28 points and Raven Johnson added 18 to help top-seed South Carolina beat No. 4 seed Oklahoma and advance to the Elite Eight.

South Carolina will face the winner of the TCU-Virginia game on Monday night for the chance to go to the Final Four in Phoenix from the Sacramento 4 Regional.