The Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers both advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on Sunday. Here are our recaps of their second-round games:
No. 8 seed Ole Miss Rebels over No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinal 54-49
In arguably the upset of the tournament, Ole Miss took down No. 1 seed Stanford in a tight game that came down to the closing seconds when Madison Scott stole the ball from Haley Jones and secured the victory with a pair of free throws.
Ole Miss quickly established itself as not just a scrappy underdog team but a force of nature that would be difficult to deal with. They came out on an 11-6 run and stayed in control, never trailing the entire game.
Stanford was never far behind and it always felt like they were a couple of minutes away from taking control of the game. Cameron Brink was spectacular at defending the basket. She had monster block after monster block, ending the night with seven to go along with her 20 points and 13 rebounds.
All the credit goes to the Rebels for this win. They forced Stanford into uncomfortable situations and gave them fits with their defense forcing 21 turnovers. Cardinal guard Haley Jones struggled with the suffocating defense, having five turnovers herself.
When Ole Miss needed a basket, their guard combo of Angel Baker and Marquesha Davis…
