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NCAA women’s Final Four: UCLA 51-44 Texas; South Carolina 62-48 UConn – as it happened

South Carolina 8-13 UConn, 3:55 left, first quarter: And as I type that, Sarah Strong bails out her team with a 3-pointer as the shot clock nears zero. She scores again after another Okot miss, and the Huskies are already running away.

Tessa Johnson responds with a layup and then a jumper.

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© Photograph: Sarah Stier/Getty Images

© Photograph: Sarah Stier/Getty Images

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Molly Miller, ‘pretty privilege’ and women’s basketball’s beauty trap

Arizona State’s head coach has turned around a losing program. Unsurprisingly, much of the discourse on the internet was not based on her leadership skills

In March 2025, the Arizona State women’s basketball team were looking for a coach who could end a drought that had seen them go without a NCAA Tournament appearance – or even a winning season – since 2019-20.

The choice was Molly Miller, a proven and successful head coach at Grand Canyon. Miller had led the Lopes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance and a 32–3 record in her final season with the team – a benchmark for the program and an important accomplishment within the broader scope of college basketball. She soon turned around Arizona State, leading them to a 24-11 record and a first appearance at the NCAA Tournament in six years. (Their season ended in the First Four.)

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No 9 Iowa shock reigning champions Florida in final seconds to seal March Madness upset

  • Alvaro Folgueiras nails three-pointer in final seconds

  • Gators are first No seed to exit this year’s tournament

Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a three-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated the defending national champion, Florida, sending Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida (27-8) became the first No 1 seed to be knocked out of this year’s March Madness.

The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes (23-12) wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes. They will face No 4 seed Nebraska in the South Region semi-finals on Thursday night in Houston.

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© Photograph: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

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