— Teaira McCowan had 24 points and 15 rebounds, Victoria Vivians added 14 points and top-seeded Mississippi State routed North Carolina State 71-57 on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. 3 seed Texas for a spot in the Bulldogs’ second consecutive Final Four. Foul trouble set in, Mississippi State clamped down defensively and North Carolina State coach Wes Moore was hit with a technical foul as the Bulldogs pulled away. North Carolina State leaned on its defence, and one of the best rebounding margins in the nation, to claw back. BIG PICTURENorth Carolina State still has not reached an Elite Eight since 1998, when the Wolfpack advanced to the Final Four in Kansas City.

Source: National Post March 24, 2018 00:56 UTC