Two days into the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and we’ve already seen plenty of great games. From blowouts to nail-biters to upsets and overtimes, the first round of the tournament delivered.
Now, as the field narrows from 64 teams to 32, the competition gets even more intense. There’s going to be more than enough action to satiate any basketball fan as the second round of the tournament begins this Sunday, so here are the top three things we’ll be watching for.
Van Lith, TCU take on Louisville
It’s a storyline that was being set up on the ESPN broadcast of Louisville’s first-round game against Nebraska before the final buzzer even sounded: Former Cardinals guard Hailey Van Lith playing against the team on which she first rose to collegiate stardom (6 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Van Lith, now a member of the TCU Horned Frogs, is playing the best basketball of her career, currently averaging 17.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, and won Big 12 Player of the Year honors in her first season in the conference. She leads a Horned Frogs team that has taken an incredible leap in its second year under head coach Mark Campbell, winning the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament and being chosen as the No. 2 overall seed in the third regional (Birmingham).
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