Elite Eight Not Enough For Baylor Women
Baylor women's basketball players have been wearing green 'Eight Is Not Enough' bracelets, a reminder of where the Lady Bears ended their last two seasons and motivation to go farther this season.
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Baylor women's basketball players have been wearing green 'Eight Is Not Enough' bracelets, a reminder of where the Lady Bears ended their last two seasons and motivation to go farther this season.
Nobody in the NBA was knocking down Ryan Arcidiacono's door when his junior season ended a year ago. He stayed at Villanova because he had no other choice. But Buddy Hield stayed at Oklahoma because he had unfinished business.
Baylor is going to the Elite Eight for the third straight year after a 78-58 victory over Florida State on Saturday.
Texas scored the first 10 points of the fourth to take a 58-54 lead, and did not trail again.
Oklahoma advanced to its first Final Four since 2002 with an 80-68 victory over Oregon in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
The Terrapins (27-9) dictated the early tempo and briefly engaged in a back-and-forth game with the Jayhawks before eventually falling behind the tournament favorite.
Hield and the second-seeded Sooners (27-7) face the third-seeded Aggies (28-8) in the Sweet 16 Thursday evening, four days after Texas A&M's stunning last-minute comeback against Northern Iowa.
The NCAA Tournament started about as expected, the upsets, buzzer beaters and extraordinary performances coming at nearly every turn.
Danuel House had no points with 5 1/2 minutes left in regulation of Texas A&M's game against Northern Iowa.
It puts the Seminoles in the round of 16 for fourth time overall where they'll meet Baylor on Saturday in the Dallas Regional.