Follow along as we track the first four games of the Sweet 16 in the women’s NCAA tournament.
The regional semifinals have arrived. The Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA tournament has tipped off, and by Friday night, four teams will be one step closer to Tampa.
All four No. 1 seeds have advanced this far, and two will take the court Friday as defending champion South Carolina and UCLA, the No. 1 overall seed, seek a spot in the Elite Eight. The Bruins will face Ole Miss, one of three 5-seeds to reach the Sweet 16, in the final game of the night.
We’re tracking every game as the march to the Final Four continues. Here’s your guide — complete with analysis from on-site reporters in Birmingham, Alabama, and Spokane, Washington — to Friday’s games as half of the Elite Eight is set. And be sure to check out ESPN’s ranking of the top 25 players still competing in March Madness.
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(5) Ole Miss Rebels vs. (1) UCLA Bruins, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
Final: South Carolina 71, Maryland 67
How South Carolina won: When South Carolina needed a playmaker, MiLaysia Fulwiley stepped up. She hit a huge bucket to cut into Maryland’s lead and followed with an assist to give South Carolina a 46-45 lead late in the third quarter.
