2021 Schedule

2021 Schedule
21-4, 1st in Summit
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Sjerven, No. 17 South Dakota women win Summit title 63-58

Hannah Sjerven scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter and 17th-ranked South Dakota earned a return trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 63-58 win over second-seeded South Dakota State in the Summit League championship game on Tuesday.

SDSU women hit 5-straight half-court shots (0:45)
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Which mid-major races have the highest stakes?

January is full of huge games, but some mid-major matchups have even higher stakes. From the A-Sun to the MVC, there's little margin for error.

Ionescu's steal leads to Hebard layup (0:26)
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Ionescu becomes Oregon's all-time 3-point FG leader (0:20)
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Ionescu scores fast-break layup (0:18)
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Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer 

In front of a pro-Ducks crowd in Portland, Oregon advanced to a third consecutive Elite Eight by beating South Dakota State 63-53 in Friday's semifinal of the Portland regional. Ducks star Sabrina Ionescu had 17 points and 11 assists but just seven rebounds, falling short of another triple-double, while teammate Ruthy Hebard led all players with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Oregon will face Mississippi State in Sunday's regional final for a spot in the Final Four.

Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer 

The Sabrina Ionescu triple-double watch is on with Ionescu two assists and three rebounds away from her third career NCAA tournament triple-double heading to the fourth quarter with Oregon leading South Dakota State 49-34. Don't overlook the contributions of Ducks teammate Ruthy Hebard, who leads all players with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer 

Up just one midway through the second quarter of Friday's regional semifinal in Portland, Oregon closed the first half on an 11-3 surge to take a 31-22 lead over South Dakota State to the break. With eight points, five assists and five boards, Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu is halfway to yet another triple-double.

Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer 

Scoreless for the first six minutes of the game, Sabrina Ionescu went on a personal 8-0 run to end the first quarter as Oregon took an 18-12 lead over South Dakota State in their semifinal of the Portland NCAA tournament regional.

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Women's NCAA Sweet 16 bracket predictions

What are the biggest X factors in the Sweet 16? Our expert panel makes game-by-game predictions for each matchup in the regional semifinals.

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Best of Monday's women's NCAA tournament action

We look at the best of Monday's games in the women's NCAA tournament, including 6-seeds UCLA and South Dakota State and No. 11 Missouri State reaching the Sweet 16.

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South Dakota State beats Syracuse 75-64, reaches Sweet 16

Madison Guebert scored 18 of her 20 points on 3-pointers, including two critical 3s in the fourth quarter, to lead No. 6 seed South Dakota State to a 75-64 win over third-seeded Syracuse on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Guebert's transition 3-pointer extends lead (0:26)
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Mangakahia's fancy passing leads to two layup (0:32)
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South Dakota State tops Quinnipiac 76-65

Macy Miller scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 6 seed South Dakota State to a 76-65 win over 11th-seeded Quinnipiac in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.