TAMPA, Fla. (AP) β All-American Jewell Loyd scored 22 points and Madison Cable’s only basket of the game lifted Notre Dame to a 66-65 victory over Final Four newcomer South Carolina in the national women’s semifinals Sunday night. The Irish advanced to the NCAA women’s championship game against UConn β an 81-58 winner over Maryland in the other Final Four game.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β Duke languished in the shadows of Kentucky all season, but now can thank Wisconsin for finally returning to the limelight. The fun-loving Badgers ended the Wildcats’ pursuit of perfection in the national semifinals, and set up an intriguing showdown in Monday night’s title game: Duke trying to give Mike Krzyzewski his fifth national championship, Wisconsin trying to capture its first in 74 years.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β The last college basketball contest of the season will feature two of the best big men in the country. Wisconsin senior Frank Kaminsky and Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor is the matchup almost everyone will be watching in the NCAA championship game Monday night.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β Duke’s defensive tweaks worked well enough to help the Blue Devils get back to another national championship game. Duke has held its five NCAA Tournament opponents to 55 points per game on 37-percent shooting. The 55-point average is the lowest for the program in the tournament going back to at least 2000, according to STATS.
