South Carolina makes 10th straight Sweet 16
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley had 20 points including four 3-pointers, Kamilla Cardoso had a double-double in her return from a one-game suspension and unbeaten South Carolina powered into its 10th straight Sweet 16 with an 88-41 victory over eighth-seeded North Carolina in the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
The top overall seed Gamecocks (34-0) needed everything they had to escape with singledigit wins the past two times they faced the Tar Heels (20-13). This time, South Carolina used a 15-0 first-quarter run to take control and get within four victories of a perfect championship season.
The Gamecocks will play either No. 4 seed Indiana or No. 5 seed Oklahoma on Friday in the Albany 1 Region.
Cardoso, a 6-foot-7 center from Brazil, sat out the tournament opener Friday after her ejection for fighting at the Southeastern Conference Tournament title game two weeks ago. She finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, her 14th double-double this season.
Albany 1 Regional OKLAHOMA 73 FLORIDA GULF COAST 70
Saturday in Bloomington, Ind., Skylar Vann scored 24 points for the fifth-seed Sooners (23-9), who will face No. 4 seed Indiana (25-5) in the second round on Monday night.
MISSISSIPPI 67 MARQUETTE 55
Saturday in South Bend, Ind., Madison Scott scored 20 points, and the No. 7 seed Rebels (24-8) used a late run to set up a showdown with No. 2 Notre Dame (27-6) on Monday.
Albany 2 Regional COLORADO 63 KANSAS STATE 50
Tameiya Sadler scored all 10 of her points in the second half to lead a balanced scoring attack, and the No. 5 Buffaloes (24-9) advanced to the Sweet 16.
They'll face the winner of Monday's game between No. 1 seed Iowa and No. 8 seed West Virginia Saturday in Albany, N.Y.
IOWA 91, HOLY CROSS 65
Caitlin Clark struggled to make shots early, but finished with 27 points and 10 assists as the top-seeded Hawkeyes (30-4) advanced to Monday's second-round game against West Virginia (25-7).
WEST VIRGINIA 63 PRINCETON 53
Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa, JJ Quinerly scored 29 points for the Mountaineers.
LSU 83 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 56
In Baton Rouge, La., Angel Reese had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the third-seeded Tigers responded to a ninepoint third-quarter deficit with a dominant finish.
The decisive victory came one day after LSU coach Kim Mulkey railed against the Washington Post and threatened potential legal action for what she described as an impending “hit piece” against her and promised that it would not derail her team's preparation for NCAA Tournament games.
Portland Regional 3 DUKE 75 OHIO STATE 63
In Columbus, Ohio, Reigan Richardson scored 28 points and added seven rebounds as the No. 7 seed Blue Devils (2222) rallied from a 16-point firsthalf deficit and earn a spot in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008.
Cotie McMahon paced the Buckeyes (26-6) with 27 points.
USC 87 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 55
Saturday's in Los Angeles, JuJu Watkins scored 23 points in her NCAA Tournament debut for the top-seeded Trojans (27-5).