Monday closes out the women’s Elite Eight with the last two Final Four spots on the line. No. 1 Texas faces No. 2 Michigan to open the action, and No. 1 South Carolina meets No. 3 TCU in the late window.
On Sunday, two No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four: UCLA and UConn. The winner of Texas-Michigan moves on to play the Bruins, while either South Carolina or TCU will take on the undefeated Huskies on the other side of the bracket. Here’s how to catch Monday’s games.
All times ET.
Women’s March Madness Elite Eight schedule, Day 2
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Texas vs. Michigan
7 p.m
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South Carolina vs. TCU
9 p.m.
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No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 Michigan
Fort Worth 3 Region
Texas has bulldozed through the month of March, making its third straight trip to the Elite Eight following a 76-54 win over No. 5 Kentucky. The Longhorns jumped out 29-11 in the first quarter and turned the game into the kind of defensive vise Vic Schaefer’s teams enjoy most. Rori Harmon finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals, which is a useful way of describing Texas at its meanest: organized, opportunistic and all over the floor.
Meanwhile, Michigan beat No. 3 Louisville 71-52 to reach the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history. The Wolverines changed that game with pressure and second-chance work, using their press to disrupt Louisville’s rhythm and flipping the middle quarters with two punishing runs.
That makes this a clean style contrast. Texas wants to choke the air out of a game. Michigan is comfortable making one weird.
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 TCU
Sacramento 4 Region
The late game has the stranger pulse. South Carolina rolled Oklahoma 94-68 and reached its sixth straight Elite Eight after outscoring its first three tournament opponents by a combined 135 points. That is dominance, even by South Carolina standards.
TCU arrives with less brand weight but plenty of nerve. The Horned Frogs survived Washington in overtime, then beat No. 10 Virginia 79-69 in the Sweet 16 behind a career-high 33 points and 10 rebounds from Marta Suarez. Fellow senior Olivia Miles added 28 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
South Carolina is deeper, cleaner and more physically punishing. TCU is older, a little more improvisational, and dangerous enough to make the favorite solve something in real time instead of just imposing itself.
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