2013 Men’s Basketball
Championship
With conference championships looming in the not so distant future, NCAA.com's Rick Nixon offers a glimpse into several programs proving their mettle down the stretch.
Monique Reid made a fast-break layup with 7 seconds left to hold off a furious Marquette rally and give No. 13 Louisville a 64-63 victory Tuesday night. Marquette trailed by as many as 10.
After a back-and-forth first-half battle, third-ranked UConn rallied to serve No. 4 Duke a 79-49 loss on Monday night. Kelly Faris got 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Huskies.
Eighth-ranked Penn State took on No. 23 Michigan and managed to hold off the upset-minded Wolverines 59-49 behind double-digit performances from junior Maggie Lucas and senior Alex Bentley.
Points Per Game | PPG |
1Sugar Rodgers | Georgetown24.6 |
2Shareta Brown | Detroit24.0 |
3Jerica Coley | FIU23.8 |
4Saadia Doyle | Howard22.6 |
5Jasmine Grice | Florida A&M;22.5 |