NCAA, Sweet 16 and Madness
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USC defeated UConn 72-70 back in December, but will be without star scorer JuJu Watkins this time around.
From The New York Times
The women's Final Four is set, and Tampa will showcase the nation's best teams and players this weekend.
From Yahoo! Sports
In 6-foot-7 Lauren Betts and her combination of size and skill, UCLA has a player no one in Tampa can match.
From ESPN
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Fans of Oregon State will recognize at least one familiar face in Oklahoma standout Raegan Beers, who has helped lead a program to a second straight Sweet 16 after helping the Beavers a year ago. Though Beers has been strong, the Huskies have run away from their opponents through two rounds and look too dominant to stop.
NCAA Tournament began with 68 teams earlier this week, and the bracket has now been reduced to the Sweet 16. With regional semifinal matchups set with the conclusion of the second round, scouting work has already begun for the teams just two wins away from reaching the Final Four in San Antonio.
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Last year, there were only four brackets that remained perfect after the first two rounds of the women’s tournament.
Madness rolls on this weekend, starting with the Sweet 16 on Thursday and Friday and the Elite Eight on Saturday and Sunday.
Milos Uzan led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting, none bigger than his last-second layup to win the game. He added six assists and three rebounds and was 6-of-9 from three-point range. Emmanuel Sharp added 17 for Houston.
This year's Sweet 16 features no mid-majors — a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985 — with the SEC (a record-seven teams) and Big Ten (four) dominating the field. There are only four conferences with teams playing in the round and that's the fewest in NCAA Tournament history.