Half of the Elite Eight is set. No. 1 seeds UCLA and South Carolina advanced with wins Friday, as well as No. 2 seed Duke.
But third-seeded LSU Tigers upended No. 2 seed NC State in the Spokane 1 Regional to join the party.
Which teams will join the Bruins, Gamecocks, Blue Devils and Tigers?
The regional semifinals resume Saturday (1 p.m. ET, ABC) when Notre Dame and TCU clash in a rematch from a November nonconference game.
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.
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Final: LSU 80, NC State 73
How LSU won: In a game with huge momentum swings, LSU threw the final punch. After the Tigers fell behind by five points with 4:29 left to play, Mikaylah Williams and Sa’Myah Smith took over, scoring LSU’s final 16 points to give LSU the lead for good. Williams had a slow start from the floor (4-for-15) but ended the game by making four of her final five attempts. She also was LSU’s primary facilitator, finishing with six assists. She scored or assisted on 30 points. Smith, who has been recovering from a November 2023 knee injury, has been in great form this…
