Bad enough that not a single one of the three officials has been selected to call an Elite Eight game this weekend. Officials in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament are evaluated after each round and advance to the next round based on their scores.
Thursday was Flagg's true breakout of the postseason: 30 points on 9-of-19 shooting, seven assists, six rebounds, three blocks and a steal.
Okananwa’s 12 points and 12 rebounds played a large role in the Blue Devils storming back from a sluggish start to beat USC in the Sweet 16.
With Sunday's Women's NCAA Tournament games now complete, half the Final Four field is set with No. 1 seeds South Carolina and UCLA moving onto the next round. South Carolina open
The Gamecocks will play either Texas or TCU on Friday. They are two wins away from a second straight national championship.
Duke is now tied for the second most trips to the Final Four with a win over Alabama in the men's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
The four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament escaped the second weekend of the Big Dance and are heading to the Final Four to cap one of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments ever. It's the first time since 2008 and just the second time since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that all four No.