Blue Devils, Williamson advance to Sweet 16 after surviving final seconds against UCF
By: Analis Bailey
The only thing standing between an upset by No. 9 seed UCF and No. 1 overall seed Duke was a missed layup.
The only thing standing between an upset by No. 9 seed UCF and No. 1 overall seed Duke was a missed layup.
For the sixth-straight season, the Gamecocks are one of the last 16 teams pursuing a championship in March.
Zion Williamson took on 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall at the end and won, and top-seeded Duke survived when two last-ditch shots by UCF rolled off the rim.
The Gamecocks allowed four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as Tennessee came back to defeat the Gamecocks, 6-3
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan scored 20 points, Alexis Jennings added 16 and fourth-seeded South Carolina beat No. 5 seed Florida State 72-64 on Sunday to advance to the women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the sixth straight season.
Samajae Haynes-Jones tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds to carry Wichita State to a 63-55 win over Clemson in the second round of the NIT on Sunday.
Mason Pelio pitched 6.2 strong innings to lead Boston College to a 3-2 victory over No. 20 Clemson at Harrington Athletics Village on Sunday afternoon.
Kentucky ended Wofford’s season in the NCAA Tournament with a stifling defensive effort on Fletcher Magee in the second round.
Mfiondu Kabengele scored 22 points, Terrance Mann added 18 and Florida State slammed Murray State to advance to the West regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.
The last two times Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks have faced Florida State in the NCAA Tournament, it’s been in the Elite 8, and has led to Carolina earning bids to the only two Final Four appearances in program history.