INDIANAPOLIS -- No. 1 seed Houston and No. 4 seed Purdue will face each other in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. Tip-off is slated for today – Friday, March 28 – at 10:09 p.m. Eastern on TBS and truTV.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 2:22 left, and Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 1 seed South Carolina beat fourth-seeded Maryland 71-67 in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats come off an 84-75 victory over a No. 6-seeded Illinois team. Senior guard Koby Brea recorded a team-high 23 points and contributed six rebounds and an assist. Lamont Butler and Otega Oweh each recorded double-digit points in the victory.

NC State and LSU meet for the second time this season, this time on Friday, March 28 in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

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

The No. 2 seed Spartans (29-6) face the No. 6 seed Ole Miss Rebels (24-11) in Atlanta, Georgia. The winner will face either No. 5 seed Michigan (27-9) or No. 1 seed Auburn (30-5) Sunday in an Elite 8 game.

The Spartans bounced back from an early exit from the Big Ten Tournament, winning two-straight games in the NCAA Tournament against No. 15 Bryant and No. 10 New Mexico. Jaden Akins, Tre Holloman, and Frankie Fidler each come off double-digit point outings and look to keep the momentum alive in the Sweet 16.

Four teams are already locked into the NCAA men's tournament Elite Eight. Four more must earn their place. Breaking down Friday's Sweet 16 matchups.

Here’s the bracket for the women’s NCAA tournament: Every game of the women’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule — on ESPN’s networks and streaming services with select games on ABC. The top four betting favorites as Sweet 16 week arrives are (in order): UConn, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.