The NCAA women’s tournament is feeling sweet. Sixteen teams remain, but after tonight, four will go home.
Will that include South Carolina or Indiana?
The No. 1 Gamecocks face a fired-up No. 4 Indiana. The Hoosiers defeated Oklahoma in the second round, but boy was it a show. It took until the final minutes, but Mackenzie Holmes wasn’t finishing her career in Bloomington with a loss. The senior scored 29 points in the 75-68 victory.
Now, just four days later, Indiana will face its toughest opponent yet – undefeated South Carolina. The Gamecocks haven’t even struggled yet in this tournament. They took down North Carolina 88-41, with 51 of those points coming off the bench.
The second Sweet 16 game of the tournament will be a battle of momentum versus consistency.
The Sporting News is tracking South Carolina vs. Indiana in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s tournament, including live updates and highlights from the Albany 1 regional showdown.
MORE: Watch South Carolina vs. Indiana live with Sling
South Carolina vs. Indiana score
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| South Carolina | 26 | 23 | 16 | 65 | |
| Indiana | 15 | 17 | 23 | 55 |
South Carolina vs. Indiana live updates, highlights from NCAA Women’s Sweet 16
All times Eastern.
6:57 p.m. – Two! Point! Game! Holmes gets the layup, and South Carolina leads by one possession with 57 seconds to go.
6:53 p.m. – Parrish hits her fifth 3-pointer of the night! It’s a five-point game once again with four minutes to go.
6:41 p.m. – Sydney Parrish makes it a five point game! The Gamecocks have yet to score this quarter.
SYDNEY PARRISH 👌@sydney_parrish | #IUWBB
📺: ESPN pic.twitter.com/4CKzWzysyI
— Indiana Women’s Basketball (@IndianaWBB) March 29, 2024
End of third quarter: South Carolina 65, Indiana 55
6:32 p.m. – Holmes misses both her free throws, but still, Indiana is within 10. It finished the quarter on a 15-4 run in the final six minutes. We have a ball game.
6:29 p.m. – Indiana isn’t done yet! It trails 65-53 with a minute left in the third.
6:18 p.m. – Yarden Garzon falls away but gets the 3! The Hoosier makes it a four-point scoring effort with a free throw.
5:58 p.m. – The Hoosiers will have some work to do in the second half. The most efficient team in the NCAA is shooting 37.5%, with Holmes scoring just 4. They’ll need to find the basket while trying to slow down a scrappy South Carolina.
Halftime: South Carolina 49, Indiana 32
5:53 p.m. – Raven Johnson makes it look too easy! The Gamecocks are on a 7-0 run.
5:47 p.m. – Kamilla Cardoso drives it in, and there’s nothing Indiana can do to stop her. She’s up to nine points, the most of any player in the game.
5:42 p.m. – South Carolina doing it all on both sides of the court.
DENIAL ❌ @supremenia
📺 @espn pic.twitter.com/TGcIZB4m3t
— South Carolina Women’s Basketball (@GamecockWBB) March 29, 2024
End of first quarter: South Carolina 26, Indiana 15
5:30 p.m. – The Gamecocks are rolling! They score six unanswered points to lead 26-15 late in the first.
5:22 p.m. – It’s only halfway through the first quarter, but the Hoosiers are hanging on, down just 10-9.
5:11 p.m. – We’re underway! South Carolina gets on the board first with a 3 from Bree Hall.
4:58 p.m. – A quick and simple warmup for Ashlyn Watkins.
This is how Ashlyn Watkins gets ready for games.
She just casually curls Chloe Kitts.
😂😂 pic.twitter.com/1RpclkDgPF
— Cory Diaz (@ByCoryDiaz) March 29, 2024
4:38 p.m. – We have our first Elite 8 game. Oregon State defeated Notre Dame to move on in the NCAA tournament. The Beavers will face the winner of South Carolina-Indiana. In a matter of hours, that matchup will be decided.
4:18 p.m. – There’s no lack of support for South Carolina, even all the way up in Albany. MVP Arena is going to be full of Gamecock fans.
WATCH – Some of the sights and sounds from the Gamecocks send off in Albany.
South Carolina is set to face Indiana in just over two hours in the Sweet 16. @WLTX | #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/rL1pvHFAjE
— Chandler Mack (@chandlerdmack) March 29, 2024
What channel is South Carolina vs. Indiana on today?
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Sling
The second Sweet 16 matchup of the day, the Gamecocks and Hoosiers will be broadcast on ESPN. Cord-cutters can stream the game on Sling.
South Carolina vs. Indiana start time
- Date: Friday, March 29
- Time: 5 p.m. ET
South Carolina and Indiana tipoff Friday, March 29 at 5 p.m. ET live from MVP Arena in Albany, New York.
Women’s March Madness schedule 2024
Sweet 16
Friday, March 29
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (3) Oregon State vs. (2) Notre Dame | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (4) Indiana vs. (1) South Carolina | 5 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (3) NC State vs. (2) Stanford | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (4) Gonzaga vs. (1) Texas | 10 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
Saturday, March 30
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (3) LSU vs. (2) UCLA | 1 p.m. | ABC, Sling |
| (5) Colorado vs. (1) Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, Sling |
| (5) Baylor vs. (1) USC | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (7) Duke vs. (3) UConn | 8 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
