Basketball has been about star power for decades, and the stars have shined this March.
Caitlin Clark of Iowa, Angel Reese from LSU, JuJu Watkins for USC and Paige Bueckers of UConn all ensured their teams won their Sweet 16 matchups and are heading to the Elite Eight.
The Elite Eight is set:
No. 1 South Carolina-No. 3 Oregon State | Sun. 1pm ET (ABC)
No. 1 Texas-No. 3 NC State | Sun., 3pm (ABC)
No. 1 Iowa-No. 3 LSU | Mon., 7pm (ESPN)
No. 1 USC-No. 3 UConn | Mon., 9pm (ESPN)
— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) March 31, 2024
Before we prepare for those marquee matchups, let’s look back at some of the best moments from the Sweet 16:
Don’t call it a comeback, LSU is here to stay
No. 3-seed LSU entered a difficult game against No. 2-seed UCLA, but once the dust settled, the Lady Tigers stood tall. Reese brought the play and the swagger. She scored 16 points and had 11 rebounds, along with a few words for UCLA during the game’s final minutes.
Reese will get headlines, but Flau’jae Johnson deserves the same, if not more, praise. She was explosive, scoring 24 points on 7-for-11 shooting along with 12 rebounds. The Lady Tigers needed every one of her baskets to beat the Bruins.
The South has something to say
No. 1-seed Texas has done nothing but continue to win games….
