In the night's opening game, Madison Booker led Texas to its first women’s Final Four since 2003. Next, Paige Bueckers led UConn to a record 24th Final Four appearance after beating the University of Southern California.
On the men's side, Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston are all No. 1 seeds. On the women's side, South Carolina and UCLA are top seeds, with two other No. 1 seeds possibly joining them later in the Final Four.
Halfway through the tournament, Flagg has averaged 20.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists, shooting 47% from the field while turning the ball over just four times in 88 minutes.
Watkins writhed in pain and held her right knee after she fell during a fast-break attempt with 4:43 to play in the first quarter of the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 game.