March Madness women’s Monday recap: UCLA holds off Oklahoma, Miami stuns No. 1 Indiana
men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, Monday night settled the final eight spots in the Sweet 16.
Ninth-seeded Miami pulled off a major upset, knocking off No. 1 Indiana, which is the second top seed to be defeated in the second round, joining Stanford. This will be the Hurricanes’ first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1992.
No. 3-seeded Ohio State kicked off the day’s action with a thrilling 71-69 win over No. 6 North Carolina. Elsewhere, two No. 4 seeds — Tennessee and Villanova — rolled to wins.
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UCLA blew an 18 point lead, fell behind by four late in the third, then grinded out an 82-73 win at home over fifth-seeded Oklahoma to advance to the Sweet 16.
Charisma Osborne, the Bruins’ senior leader, turned in a career performance with 36 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the win. Freshman Kiki Rice chipped in 14 points. It’s the fifth time the Bruins have gone to the Sweet 16 under 12th-year coach Cori Close, and their first since 2019.
Stanford on the sidelines of the NCAA Tournament, upset by ninth-seeded Miami, 70-68. After Indiana’s Yarden Garzon drained a 3 to tie the game with just under seven seconds left, Destiny Harden made a short jumper to clinch the win for the Hurricanes. It’s Miami’s first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1992.men’s team also beat the Hoosiers in the second round.
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Sunday was a big day for the bigs.
There might as well have been a “This space belongs to” label on the paint for as monstrous as the performances by LSU’s Angel Reese, Utah’s Alissa Pili and Virginia Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley were. Stanford’s loss to Ole Miss would have been far more lopsided if not for Cameron Brink’s spectacular effort.