The Sweet Sixteen turned bitter for three of the four higher seeds on Thursday night, as only top-rated UConn escaped with a win.
The Huskies blasted last year’s national runner-up in a 82-52 win, while fellow one-seed North Carolina fell to Alabama 89-87. Both two-seeds dropped as well, with Arizona falling to Clemson and Illinois downing Iowa State 72-69.
Today’s action features Marquette and NC State, Purdue battling Gonzaga, Houston faces Duke in Dallas, and Tennessee matches up with Creighton.
The Women’s Sweet Sixteen also begins today with all games on ESPN. Notre Dame takes on Oregon State, South Carolina faces Indiana, Stanford will battle NC State, and Texas matches up with Gonzaga.
THURSDAY SWEET SIXTEEN RESULTS:
No. 6 Clemson 77-72 No. 2 Arizona
No. 1 UConn 82-52 No. 5 San Diego State
No. 4 Alabama 89-87 No. 1 North Carolina
No. 3 Illinois 72-69 No. 2 Iowa State
FRIDAY SWEET SIXTEEN SCHEDULE:
No. 2 Marquette v. No. 11 NC State – 6:09 PM (CBS)
No. 1 Purdue v. No. 5 Gonzaga – 6:39 PM (TBS/truTV)
No. 1 Houston v. No. 4 Duke – 8:39 PM (CBS)
No. 2 Tennessee v. No. 3 Creighton – 9:09 PM (TBS/truTV)
NCAA TOURNAMENT: WOMEN’S SWEET SIXTEEN SCHEDULES/SCORES:
FRIDAY SWEET SIXTEEN SCHEDULE:
No. 2 Notre Dame v. No. 3 Oregon State – 1:30 PM (ESPN)
No. 1 South Carolina v. No. 4 Indiana – 4 PM (ESPN)
No. 2 Stanford v. No. 3 NC State – 6:30 PM (ESPN)
No. 1 Texas v. No. 4 Gonzaga – 9 PM (ESPN)
