NCAA® Women's Sweet 16® Preview + How To Watch With Sling TV
The women's tournament has reached the Sweet 16®. Here's a look at the upcoming matchups by the numbers, plus how to watch live with Sling TV.
For the 16 Women’s College Basketball teams still alive in the NCAA ® Tournament, the next four days will be sweet. Then it’s back to work.
The NCAAW Sweet 16® is set, and like the Men’s bracket, the first two rounds were unusually chalky. All four No. 1 seeds are still alive, along with three of the four No. 2 seeds and all four No. 3 seeds. In fact, No. 7 Duke is the lowest-seeded team still alive, a reflection of how dominant the top teams have been thus far.
Things are about to get very interesting, as the top talent gets ready for one more push to the Final Four ®. Here’s a brief “by-the-numbers” look at all eight games coming up in the Sweet 16, which begins Friday, March 29 on ESPN. To watch the rest of the Women’s Tournament and select NCAA Men’s games with Sling TV, use the link below to subscribe to Sling Orange with ESPN, ESPN3, and TBS.
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2024 NCAA® Women’s College Basketball Tournament
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NCAA Games on Friday, March 29, 2024
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#3 Oregon State vs. #2 Notre Dame - 2:30pm ET, ESPN
- 6: The number of healthy players available to an injury-ravaged Notre Dame team. Despite this, the team is riding a 10-game winning streak into the Sweet 16.
- 12: The number of months that have passed since OSU guard Talia von Oelhoffen had knee surgery prior to scoring 19 points with 8 assists in the Beavers’ second round win over Nebraska.
#4 Indiana vs. #1 South Carolina - 5:00pm ET, ESPN
- 29: The number of points scored by Mackenzie Holmes in Indiana’s second round win over Oklahoma. Holmes added 6 rebounds and 4 blocks for good measure.
- 47: The margin of victory in South Carolina’s second round win over North Carolina, their largest margin of victory over a Power 5 team this season. Talk about peaking at the right time.
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#3 NC State vs. #2 Stanford - 7:30pm ET, ESPN
- 58: The number of points scored by NC State’s trio of guards Saniya Rivers, Aziaha Jones, and Zoe Brooks in the Wolfpack’s second round win against Tennessee. The rest of the team combined for 21 points.
- 58: The total number of points scored by Cardinal forward Kiki Iriafen in the first two rounds of the tournament, including a 41-point eruption against Iowa State in her team’s second round overtime thriller.
#4 Gonzaga vs. #1 Texas - 10:00pm ET, ESPN
- 39: The number of consecutive games that ‘Zags senior forward Yvonne Ejim has scored at least 10 points. She had 17 points against Utah in the second round.
- 23: The number of second-chance points Texas scored in the second round against Alabama. Some of that is due to the 15 shots the Longhorns missed at the rim, something they’ll need to clean up in the Sweet 16.
NCAA Games on Saturday, March 30, 2024
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#3 LSU vs. #2 UCLA - 1:00pm ET, ESPN3/ ABC
- 7: The number of points that weren’t scored by either Mikaylah Williams, Flau’jae Johnson, Angel Reese, or Aneesah Morrow in LSU’s 83-56 win over Middle Tennessee on Monday.
- 79: The height, in inches, of 6-foot-7 UCLA star Lauren Betts. She and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso are the tallest players remaining in the tournament.
#5 Colorado vs. #1 Iowa - 3:30pm ET, ESPN3, ABC
- 22: The number of turnovers forced by Colorado in their second round win over Kansas State. With their stifling defense, the Lady Buffs held the Wildcats to just 15 points in the second half.
- 1,113: The number of points scored by Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark so far this season, a new record for the most points in a single season in NCAA history. For her career, Clark now has an all-time record 3,830 points (and counting).
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#5 Baylor vs. #1 USC - 5:30pm ET, ESPN
- 26: The number of points scored by Baylor junior Jada Walker in the second half of her team’s win over Virginia Tech, a new career-high. She finished with 28 points and 3 dimes.
- 30: The number of years between USC’s most recent Sweet 16 appearances. From 1982 to 1994, they made the Sweet 16 ten times. Clearly, USC has regained its JuJu.
#7 Duke vs. #3 UConn - 8:00pm ET, ESPN
- 26.5: The number of points Duke sophomore Reigan Richardson is averaging in the tournament, more than double her 12.4 PPG in the regular season.
- 30: The number of consecutive years the Huskies have made it to the Sweet 16, an NCAA tournament record.
Key Dates
- Sweet 16®: March 29-30
- Elite Eight®: March 31-April 1
- Final Four®: April 5
- Championship: April 7
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