Twenty-five years after his lone national title, Tom Izzo has come up short of a second. Michigan State fell behind by 15 points in the opening minutes and never could fight all the way back.
What time does March Madness start today? Here's how to watch the full Sunday slate of men's and women's NCAA Tournament games:
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Yardbarker on MSNWomen's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight winners, losers: UCLA, South Carolina advanceHalf of the field for the women's Final Four is set after the completion of two games on Sunday. One of the two is extremely familiar, and the other is in unfamiliar territory. Here are three winners and losers from Sunday's games.
Duke started the day with a vintage defensive performance, as the second-seeded Blue Devils stifled third-seeded North Carolina. After that, No. 1 seed South Carolina continued its title defense as the Gamecocks came back to hold off upset-minded Maryland .
The SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 gobbled up more than 50 percent of all the multi-million dollar units available in the tournament.
The No. 2 seed Michigan State Spartans (30-6) and the No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers (31-5) will meet on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament Elite 8.
On the women’s side, several Carolina teams are in play today, including UNC taking on Duke and reigning national champions South Carolina playing Maryland. CSL Mike Lacett joined Queen City News Now to talk about the action.
First, defending national champion and No. 1 seed South Carolina narrowly took down No. 2 seed Duke, 54-50. Then, top-seeded UCLA defeated No. 3 seed LSU, which won the national title game two years ago, 72-65. The Final Four is in Tampa, Florida on Friday night. Here are Sunday's highlights!