After defeating No. 16 SIU Edwardsville, the Cougars beat No. 8 Gonzaga. Then, they upended No. 4 Purdue and No. 2 Tennessee to reach the Final Four. Houston became the first program since 2017 North Carolina to navigate the most difficult seed path possible for a No. 1 team.
Boston College got a goal from Teddy Stiga and 22 saves from Jacob Fowler. Denver will meet up with Western Michigan in the April 10 Frozen Four, while Boston University will play Penn State.
Twenty-five years after his lone national title, Tom Izzo has come up short of a second. Michigan State fell behind by 15 points in the opening minutes and never could fight all the way back.
The reigning champion South Carolina Gamecocks will try to get to their fifth straight Final Four in the opening matchup in Birmingham against the Duke Blue Devils. The UCLA Bruins, the other top seed in action on Sunday, are after their first-ever Women's Final Four appearance.
The real JuJu Watkins is home recovering from a season-ending knee injury, but a 4.7 inch-all version of her is still with the team for March Madness.
The likely No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft was unstoppable in the second half for the Huskies. She set a career high with 40 points, which is also a new UConn single-game record in an NCAA Tournament game. She became the first Huskies player to score 30+ points in three NCAA Tournament games, as well.
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Broome took a hard fall on court and remained sitting on the floor in pain for several minutes. He eventually stood up with help and walked to the locker room with the aid of trainers.