Okananwa’s 12 points and 12 rebounds played a large role in the Blue Devils storming back from a sluggish start to beat USC in the Sweet 16.

Bad enough that not a single one of the three officials has been selected to call an Elite Eight game this weekend. Officials in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament are evaluated after each round and advance to the next round based on their scores.

Two days after Alabama set an NCAA Tournament record, Duke's defense put the clamps on the Tide's high-scoring attack.

The Duke and North Carolina women have faced each other 110 times, including 16 games on a neutral court, but they’ve never played in the NCAA Tournament — until Friday.

The four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament escaped the second weekend of the Big Dance and are heading to the Final Four to cap one of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments ever. It's the first time since 2008 and just the second time since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that all four No. 1 seeds are still standing at this juncture.

Florida survived third-seed Texas Tech while Duke didn't need any late-game heroics to secure a bid to San Antonio as the second No. 1 seed

The Gamecocks will play either Texas or TCU on Friday. They are two wins away from a second straight national championship.

Experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai have revealed their picks for Duke vs. South Carolina in the Elite Eight of the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday

The 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament has reached the Elite Eight, and the first matchup of the Regional Final round sees the defending national champion and Regional 2 Birmingham 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks going against the 2 seed Duke Blue Devils on Sunday, March 30 at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Ala.

Thursday was Flagg's true breakout of the postseason: 30 points on 9-of-19 shooting, seven assists, six rebounds, three blocks and a steal.