The Elite Eight continues on Sunday with two games in both the men’s and women’s brackets as teams jockey for Final Four spots.
It should be a great day of action as Zach Edey and top-seeded Purdue face No. 2 Tennessee while No. 11 NC State tries to keep its magical run going against No. 4 Duke. On the women’s side, undefeated No. 1 South Carolina faces its biggest challenge of the tournament yet in No. 3 Oregon State, and No. 3 NC State takes on No. 1 seed Texas.
Get ready for another fun day of college hoops.
Sweet 16 Saturday schedule
Women’s schedule (all times Eastern):
1 p.m. — No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Oregon State (ABC)
The Beavers are very much alive in this one as we head to the break. They’ll have to navigate Beers’ foul trouble down the stretch now unfortunately.
Raegan Beers just collected her third foul with under a minute left in the second quarter and it was a questionable one. OSU coaching staff isn’t happy about it.
Now it’s Oregon State breaking the press for an easy layup. The Beavers are hanging around in this one as the second quarter winds down.
The Gamecocks have pushed their lead to 9 points now with their own run. Kamilla Cardoso is getting some easy shots from short range and MiLaysia Fulwiley has 6 points off the bench.
Three blocks already by South Carolina’s Ashlyn Watkins, a huge reason the Gamecocks are crushing in paint points, 12-0. It is tough to deal with the length South Carolina puts out there.
End of 1Q: South Carolina 18, Oregon State 14
The Beavers end the quarter on an 8-2 run to cut into South Carolina’s lead.
The Gamecocks have jumped out to a 10-4 lead now after a 3-pointer from Te-Hina Paopao. South Carolina’s defense is swarming.
Checking in from Albany where our first regional champion will be crowned. That brief 2-0 lead for Oregon State was South Carolina’s largest deficit of the tournament.
We are underway with South Carolina vs. Oregon State!
South Carolina escaped a nervous Sweet 16 finish with a familiar formula: ‘How can you guard us?’
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After that, No. 1 Purdue faces No. 2 Tennessee at 2:20 ET, No. 3 NC State (women) plays No. 1 Texas at 3 ET and Duke-NC State (men) will finish things off with a 5:05 tip time.
The action will start here in 15 minutes or so with No. 1 South Carolina trying to keep its undefeated season alive against No. 3 Oregon State.
Good morning/afternoon folks and welcome to our live tracker for Sunday’s NCAA tournament games!
