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• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:09 PM EDT

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:51 PM EDT

  DJ Horne sinks a ridiculous shot as the shot clock expires for NC State. Every time Marquette inches closer, the Wolfpack find a way to keep pace.

  They’re up 53-40 now with 8:30 left in the game.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:51 PM EDT

  The NC State women have come out of the half on fire, rattling off a 7-0 run to ties it at 43-43!

  We’ve got a game in Portland.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:41 PM EDT

  NC State is keeping Marquette at an arm’s length. The Wolfpack lead 46-33 with 11:53 to go. Marquette has tried to get back in the game, but they haven’t been able to make a shot or have committed a critical turnover.

  The Golden Eagles are shooting 2 of 17 from behind the arc. That will have to progress back to the mean pretty quickly if Marquette is going to pull off the comeback.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:32 PM EDT

  Both teams are on fire from the field through the first half. Gonzaga’s shooting 51.7% from the field and 40% (4 of 10) from 3-point distance. Purdue’s shooting 53.6% and a scorching 53.8% (7 of 13) from long distance.

  Lance Jones leads Purdue with 12 points. Zach Edey has 11 points and six rebounds.

  Graham Ike leads Gonzaga with 12 and six rebounds. He’s 2 of 3 from 3 after entering the game with 5 made 3-pointers on 15 attempts all season.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:30 PM EDT

  NC State is still rolling. The Wolfpack lead 44-30 with 15:47 to go. Casey Morsell has 13 points.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM EDT

  Great first half in Detroit. Both teams are cooking. Purdue leads, 40-36. Purdue lands the last blow of the half with an and-1 dunk from Zach Edey. Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg picked up his third foul with 10 seconds left in the half.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:20 PM EDT

  Halftime: Stanford 37, NC State 27

  In women’s action, No. 2 Stanford leads NC State by 10 at the break thanks partly to FOUR blocks already by Stanford’s Cameron Brink.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:15 PM EDT

  Zach Edey went to the bench, and Gonzaga score five unanswered points. He’s back in the game now with Gonzaga leading, 29-28.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:11 PM EDT

  Purdue led the nation in 3-point shooting with a 40.9% success rate. Tough to defend a team that shoots like that and mans Zach Edey in the middle.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:07 PM EDT

  Purdue’s on an 11-4 run with buckets on four-straight possessions, three of them 3-pointers. 28-24, Purdue with 8:12 left in the first half.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:03 PM EDT

  Purdue’s weathered the early Gonzaga storm and tied it at 22-22 midway through the first half. Both offenses are clicking.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 8:01 PM EDT

  Zach Edey just got away with one. Basically fell on top of Ryan Nembhard while fighting for a rebound, sending him to the floor. No call.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:58 PM EDT

  What a first half for the No. 11 seed. NC State leads No. 2 Marquette 37-24 at halftime. The Wolfpack are 20 minutes away from their eighth consecutive win and an appearance in the Elite Eight.

  Marquette’s first half was summed up by a beautiful pass from Tyler Kolek to Oso Ighodaro in the lane for a dunk … that Ighodaro missed. The ball bounced out to David Joplin for a 3-pointer … that he missed.

  Kolek has 14 of Marquette’s 24 points. Joplin is 0 of 6 from the field and missed all three of his free throw attempts to end the half.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:56 PM EDT

  Purdue has no answers for Gonzaga’s halfcourt offense right now. The Bulldogs are hitting from inside and out and over Zach Edey.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM EDT

  Gonzaga’s hit five-straight field goals and taken a 12-7 lead at the first timeout. This is a significantly tougher test than Purdue faced in the tournament’s opening weekend.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:50 PM EDT

  Marquette calls timeout with 2:23 to go before halftime as NC State extends its lead to 34-22. Mohamed Diarra has 10 rebounds and the Wolfpack are shooting 54% from the field.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:48 PM EDT

  Purdue-Gonzaga’s a rematch of a November game in Maui. Purdue won that won 73-63. Gonzaga’s much improved since then. The Zags have gone 15-2 since an 11-

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:44 PM EDT

  We made it to the under-4 timeout in Dallas … and the score is not much different from what it was at the under-8 timeout. NC State still leads 26-19.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:38 PM EDT

  NC State leads 26-17 with 5:47 to go. Mohamed Diarra was a dominant rebounder in the ACC tournament and already has nine boards tonight. DJ Burns just picked up his second foul, however.

  Marquette is now 1 of 11 from the 3-point line. The Golden Eagles are shooting 7 of 12 from inside the arc.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM EDT

  Everyone’s favorite big man of March is making plays.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:32 PM EDT

  Marquette’s performance so far feels a lot like Arizona’s last night. The Golden Eagles are getting to the basket, but they’re taking and missing too many 3-pointers.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:26 PM EDT

  NC State leads 20-12 with 11:32 to go in the first half. DJ Horne has eight points for the Wolfpack. Marquette is 0 of 6 from the 3-point line so far.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:26 PM EDT

  NC State off to a hot start. Can the Cinderella run continue?

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:17 PM EDT

  Fun start here in Dallas. NC State leads Marquette 9-7 at the first TV timeout of the game. Tyler Kolek has five points for the Golden Eagles and assisted on Marquette’s other field goal.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:10 PM EDT

  And just in time, we’ve got our first men’s game of the day about to tip in Dallas between No. 2 Marquette and No. 11 NC State.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:07 PM EDT

  Final: South Carolina 79, Indiana 75

  No. 1 seed and undefeated South Carolina survives a nervous finish over No. 4 Indiana in the Sweet 16. Kamilla Cardoso’s 22 points and 7 rebounds leads the Gamecocks. And the perfect season is still alive!

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:03 PM EDT

  Indiana knocks down 1 of 2 FTs to cut the lead to 78-75. 16 seconds left

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT

  Raven Johnson knocks down a cold-blooded 3 for the Gamecocks, but Hoosiers’ Mackenzie Holmes quickly answered with a layup on the other end. SC leads 78-74 after a free throw.

  Indiana ball with 22 seconds.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:57 PM EDT

  Indiana has cut the South Carolina lead to TWO (74-72) with under a minute to play!

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:51 PM EDT

  The Hoosiers are in this thing with less than 5 minutes to go.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:44 PM EDT

  South Carolina led by as many as 22 points at 7:30 in the third, but now clings to a five-point margin. Indiana is on a 10-0 run since 1:56 of the third quarter, which was about six minutes ago. Five points were by Chloe Moore-McNeil.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:41 PM EDT

  The lead is down to five! Seven minutes left! Find a TV stat!

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:35 PM EDT

  End of 3Q: South Carolina 65, Indiana 55

  It’s down to 10 now as we head to the fourth quarter.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:25 PM EDT

  The Hoosiers have cut it down to 11 points with under 5 minutes left in the third quarter.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:15 PM EDT

  The Gamecocks can overwhelm teams with their depth and that’s certainly happening here. The Hoosiers will need a good start to the third quarter to stay in this thing.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:13 PM EDT
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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 6:06 PM EDT

  Indiana head coach Teri Moren yesterday:

  “We know it’s going to be a tall task because they’re so terrific and so not just well-balanced but they really have 10 starters, the way I look at it, when we’re preparing for them.”

  Through the first half, nine South Carolina players played at least seven minutes and all scored. It is so tough to keep up with the wave and match-ups Dawn Staley can throw out on the court.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 5:58 PM EDT

  Halftime: South Carolina 49, Indiana 32

  Gamecocks are getting whatever they want, scoring inside and outside while holding a potent Indiana offense at bay. Kamilla Cardoso leads the way with 11 points and Hoosiers star Mackenzie Holmes has been limited to just 4 points on 1 of 6 shooting.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 5:43 PM EDT
• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 5:35 PM EDT

  End of 1Q: South Carolina 26, Indiana 15

  The Gamecocks did what the Gamecocks do — play tough defense, rebound and get clean looks. They’re up at the end of the first and nine different South Carolina players have already scored.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 5:21 PM EDT

  Hannah Hidalgo was required to leave the game at the start of the second quarter to remove her nose ring, which she has played with all season. The NCAA said in a statement to reporters it was not allowed under Rule 1, Section 25, Article 7: “Head decorations, head wear, helmets, and jewelry are illegal.” Religious head wear is permitted under certain stipulations. Narrow, plastic and pliable “piercing retainers” are allowed to prevent the piercing hole from closing, per the rule book.

  If a player is deemed to be wearing jewelry, the player “shall be required to remove the jewelry immediately or be required to leave the game and not return until after removing the jewelry” at the first dead ball of the game, per the rules.

  Unusual moment in the Oregon State – Notre Dame game, where Holly Rowe delivered a sideline report on Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo being told to take her nose ring out mid-game. pic.twitter.com/cL171NRJlC

  — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 29, 2024

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 5:19 PM EDT

  The second game of the Albany region is underway and No. 1 South Carolina is in an early battle with Indiana, leading 10-9 at the first TV timeout.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 4:48 PM EDT

  Notre Dame heads into offseason

  The bright spot for Fighting Irish fans is Notre Dame should be more dangerous next season. Olivia Miles, an Associated Press All American, will be back after redshirting with a knee injury this year. She’ll join Hannah Hidalgo and Sonia Citron to become one of the best full backcourts in the nation. A few more players should also be back from injury, an issue that complicated Notre Dame’s season. The ACC tournament champions over-performed given that fact alone.

  Notre Dame, at least now before the transfer portal activity, is a clear favorite in the ACC. Virginia Tech, the regular season champ, heads into 2024-25 in flux without center Elizabeth Kitley, point guard Georgia Amoore and head coach Kenny Brooks.

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  Fri, March 29, 2024 at 4:42 PM EDT

  Hannah Hidalgo’s final bucket gave her 10 points, which kept it from being a career-low outing. She previously scored 10 points twice: against NC State (59-43 loss) and against Clemson, which finished in the bottom four of the ACC standings.

  It was a bad time to go cold. She was 4-of-17, also near a career-low, and Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey didn’t have anyone else to turn to for minutes with only six players available. Anna DeWolfe, a fifth-year senior transfer, scored at least 12 or more in only seven games this season. But her 12 today wasn’t quite enough to fill Hidalgo’s scoring void in a tight contest.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 4:36 PM EDT

  Final: Oregon State 70, Notre Dame 65

  The Beavers survive and advance. Their reward? Presumably a date with undefeated South Carolina. OSU’s Timea Gardiner leads the way with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Raegan Beers adds 18 and 13.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT

  Sonia Cintron’s 3-point shot is blocked and Oregon State is going to the line. This thing is over if not for a miracle.

• Fri, March 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM EDT

  Raegan Beers just gave OSU a 4-point lead with under 30 seconds left. Notre Dame’s defense just hasn’t been able to get the key stops needed in this one.