March Madness 2022 live: UConn, Louisville in action for Saturday’s NCAA Women’s Tournament’s Sweet 16 games
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The 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament has just 12 teams remaining. Four schools — South Carolina, Texas, Creighton and Stanford are on to the Elite Eight already, and four more teams will look to punch their tickets at the regional finals tonight. Among that group are No. 1 seeds NC State in the Bridgeport Region and Louisville in the Wichita Region, along with perennial favorite and Bridgeport Region No. 2 seed UConn, which has looked very sharp over the Huskies’ first two tournament wins.
The March Madness has been in full effect in both the men’s and women’s tournaments this year with No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s crashing the party in the men’s draw, and No. 10 seed Creighton a game away from its first Final Four on the women’s side . Will there be more surprises in store today with No. 10 seed South Dakota looking to extend the best run in school history? Stick with CBS Sports for full coverage of the 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament.
2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament TV schedule, scores
All times Eastern | NCAA Tournament schedule
| (1) NC State 66, (5) Notre Dame 63 | ESPN | 11:30 a.m. |
| (2) UConn 75, (3) Indiana 58 | ESPN | 2 p.m. |
| (4) Tennessee vs. (1) Louisville | Wichita Region | ESPN2 | 4 p.m. |
| (10) South Dakota vs. (3) Michigan | Wichita Region | ESPN2 | 6:30 p.m. |
Here’s a quick preview of what looks to be an epic day of basketball Saturday in Wichita and Bridgeport.
- No. 1 seed NC State is off to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1998 after a 7-0 run to close the game and complete a stunning comeback to knock out Notre Dame. Elisa Cunane posted 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kai Crutchfield scored 14 points to go along with four steals. Notre Dame blew a 10-point third quarter lead and got outscored 20-10 in the fourth quarter.
- No. 2 seed UConn is heading to its 16th consecutive Elite Eight after taking down an experienced No. 3 seed Indiana. The Huskies shook off a subpar offensive performance in the second round to pick up a 17-point win over No. 3 seed Indiana in the Sweet 16. They had four starters score in double digits while the team as a whole shot at 46.3% from the field. Paige Bueckers and Christyn Williams led their offense with 15 points each. UConn is set to take on No. 1 seed NC State on Monday.
- No. 4 seed Tennessee survived a tough No. 12 seed Belmont team with a 70-67 win after giving blowing a 14-point lead. No. 1 seed Louisville earned his ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 68-58 win over the No. 9 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs behind a 29-point performance by Hailey Van Lith.
- The No. 10 seed South Dakota Coyotes look to be the second No. 10 seed to move on to the Elite Eight this year after Creighton pulled it off against Iowa State on Friday. The Coyotes earned their first Sweet 16 appearance in program history after a convincing 61-47 win over Baylor. They will now face No. 3 seed Michigan, as the Wolverines are in their second consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16. Michigan is coming off a 64-49 win over No. 11 seed Villanova.
CBS Sports has the news, analysis, scores, highlights and more from the Sweet 16 right here. Bookmark this page for all the updates from Friday’s compelling slate of games. All of the 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament games will air on the ESPN family of networks, and you can stream every game on fuboTV (try for free).
