March Madness is here! After an exciting opening day of the women’s NCAA tournament, we’re back with 32 new teams in action on Day 2 of the first round. We’re tracking all the action across all corners of the bracket, from the 2025 tournament debut of USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins to the start of Paige Bueckers‘ latest quest to finally win a title for the UConn Huskies.
Today, once again, we’re in for 12 hours of women’s hoops, so refresh the scoreboards, check your Women’s Tournament Challenge bracket and consider this your destination to track all the highlights and results, along with analysis, reaction and on-site reporting from ESPN.
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Saturday’s schedule (all tips ET):
(16) William & Mary Tribe vs. (1) Texas Longhorns, 9:45 p.m. (ESPN2)
(14) San Diego State Aztecs vs. (3) LSU Tigers, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday’s full results and analysis
Final: Illinois 66, Creighton 57
How did the Illini squeak out the victory?: Illinois saw what was once a 12-point lead evaporate, but the squad put together just enough runs toward the end of the game to seal the win. After Creighton got within four, Berry Wallace grabbed an offensive rebound after two missed free throws to get the putback. From there, it was all about…
