Madness continues Friday with eight more games, as the men’s Sweet 16 concludes and the women’s Sweet 16 begins. The day started with the No. 2 seed Duke women topping No. 3 North Carolina, 47-38, and No.

Kim Mulkey guided the LSU Tigers to their third consecutive Elite Eight with a win on Friday night, but before celebrating she spent some time comforting NC State players in the handshake line. "Well,

Always willing to let her opinion be known, Kim Mulkey was quick to laud Aneesah Morrow after the forward dropped 30 points and added 19 rebounds in the Tigers' Sweet 16 win. "She's an undersized post player in there battling bigger girls,

Lauren Betts leads Spokane Region 1 top seed UCLA into Sunday's Elite Eight showdown with No. 3 LSU, looking to send the Bruins to their first-ever Final Four. Betts guided UCLA (33-2) to the brink of unprecedented postseason success with consecutive games of unrivaled excellence in recent NCAA history.

UCLA, which entered Friday averaging 15 turnovers per game, finished with 19 against Ole Miss. The Rebels cashed in on 15 points off them. That’s fine when Betts dominated the way she did, but the margin for error only gets smaller as the tournament continues.

Lauren Betts finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds as the UCLA women defeated Mississippi in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament to reach the Elite Eight.