Marquette women’s basketball never trailed until they did on Friday afternoon, and by then, it was too late. South Florida’s Elena Tsineke sank a free throw line jumper with just 30 seconds left in overtime after MU’s defense fell apart in a microcosm of what happened in this game, and on the other end, Kenzie Hare’s last second three-pointer rimmed out right before the horn. Your NCAA tournament First Round final score: #8 USF 67, #9 Marquette 65. MU’s season comes to an end with a record of 21-11.
We can skip forward to the second half while attempting to reassemble what happened in Columbia, South Carolina.