Quite simply, this is not the year of the Cinderella squad. The silver lining: The second-weekend matchups are loaded.

The Wildcats shot a blistering 12-of-24 from three-point range in both of those earlier meetings, coming away with a 78-73 win on Jan. 28 and a 75-64 victory on Feb. 11 to hand the Volunteers two of their seven losses.

Reniya Kelly grew up in Hoover, Alabama, and led her high school team to three state titles at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. That’s where Carolina will face Duke in the Sweet 16.

Villanova fired Kyle Neptune, and the Wildcats waited quite some time while the rest of the coaching market swirled. Villanova ended the year with a 19-14 overall record; the Wildcats have missed the NCAA Tournament three straight years.

A season steeped with promise ended in early heartbreak for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who suffered a 71-62 upset loss to TCU on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

It’s been three long days, but the men’s NCAA tournament returns Thursday with 16 teams just two wins away from the Final Four.

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In a foul-ridden game, No. 1 Duke survived a Caleb Love-inspired Arizona rally in the second half to oust the No. 4 Wildcats and advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite 8.