NCAA Tournament on Friday: Matchups, TV and live streaming for women's Final Four games
The nation's best women's basketball teams are in Minneapolis this week, ready to claim a national title. With three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed left in NCAA Tournament play, Final Four action will be nothing shy of intense.
The South Carolina Gamecocks and coach Dawn Staley are feeling good after rolling through the Greensboro Region, and claiming additional hardware on their way to Minneapolis. Staley was named the Naismith Coach of the Year this week, while junior forward Aliyah Boston earned two honors: Naismith Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
The Gamecocks will play another No. 1 seed, the Louisville Cardinals. The winners of the Wichita Region, the Cardinals advanced to the fourth Final Four in progam history by taking down No. 3 seed Michigan 62-50 on Monday.
The reigning national champion Stanford Cardinal, who emerged from the Spokane Region, will battle the Connecticut Huskies, who edged NC State in a dramatic double-overtime thriller in the Bridgeport Regional final to their 14th consecutive appearance in the Final Four.
The winner of each game will advance to the National Championship game on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Here's everything you need to know about Friday's NCAA Tournament matchups:
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When do Friday's women's Final Four games start?
The first Final Four game, featuring No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Louisville, starts at 7 p.m. ET from the Target Center in Minneapolis. No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 2 Connecticut will follow in the same arena at 9:30 p.m. ET.
What TV channel is broadcasting the women's Final Four games?
ESPN is televising both national seminal games Friday night with play-by-play commentator Ryan Ruocco, analyst Rebecca Lobo, reporter Holly Rowe and sideline analyst Andraya Carter on the call.
Additionally, a MegaCast presentation will be available on ESPNU and ESPN+ hosted by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. "The Bird & Taurasi Show presented by AT&T 5G" features the five-time Olympic gold medalists, WNBA greats and NCAA champions presenting their unique perspective and friendly banter along with sports and pop culture stars.
Will there be a livestream of Friday's Final Four games?
Both national semifinal games can be streamed on Watch ESPN, the ESPN app and FuboTV.
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