The No. 8 seed South Florida Bulls (18-3) will look to defeat the No. 9 seed Washington State Cougars (12-11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The matchup begins at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN2. Here are some insights into this Mercado Region contest for those filling out their brackets.
Elena Tsineke s 23 points led South Florida to a 64-54 win against UCF on Thursday in the team s last action.
Washington State lost to Arizona 60-44 in the team s last outing on Thursday. Charlisse Leger-Walker notched 12 points to lead the team in the loss.
South Florida Team Stats
South Florida enters the matchup with a 65.7 points per game average, two more than the 63.7 Washington State allows per contest. The Bulls are 8-0 in games when they put up at least 64 points.
Trinity Baptiste had 13 of her 17 points in the first half, and No. 11 Arizona beat Washington State 60-44 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament
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Freshman Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 15 points, Bella Murekatete added 13 points and 12 rebounds, and seventh-seeded Washington State beat No. seed Utah 57-48 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Washington State (12-10) will play No.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) Freshman Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 15 points, Bella Murekatete added 13 points and 12 rebounds, and seventh-seeded Washington State beat No. 10 seed Utah 57-48 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament.
Washington State (12-10) will play No. 2 seed Arizona in a quarterfinal on Thursday.
Leger-Walker was just 3 of 16 from the field but made 7 of 8 free throws. Senior Krystal Leger-Walker added 12 points. The sisters each had eight rebounds and two 3-pointers.
Brynna Maxwell scored 15 points to lead Utah (5-16), which shot 14 of 60 (23%) from the floor. Kemery Martin added 13 points.