KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Of the four coaches who led their teams to the semifinals of the Midwest Region at the NCAA Tournament, the most unlikely of them might feel the most at home when he walks into T-Mobile Center on Friday night.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Colin Castleton had 20 points and nine rebounds, Kyle Lofton added 14 points and Florida used a 13-0 run late in the second half to upend No. 2 Tennessee 67-54 on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) Destiny Littleton scored 18 points with six assists as Southern California pulled off a program-defining victory Sunday with a 55-46 upset victory over No. 2 Stanford. Okako Adika scored 11 points with 11 rebounds, while Taylor Bigby and Kayla Williams added nine points each as the Trojans set the tone with their defense and held on late to end a 14-game losing streak against the Cardinal, who had won 51 straight against unranked opponents.
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Jaylin Williams scored a season-high 21 points, Wendell Green Jr. added 17 and No. 21 Auburn defeated Mississippi State 69-63 on Saturday night. Williams scored 11 of Auburn’s first 13 points, which included three 3-pointers in the opening six minutes of the game.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU’s Angel Reese sprinted back on defense to prevent a breakaway layup, her team leading by 14 points in the fourth quarter. Auburn passed out to the perimeter, had a pull-up jumper blocked and Reese got the rebound.