NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament 2018: Sunday Scores and Updated Bracket

The second round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament tipped off Sunday with eight games across all four regions.  

No. 1 seeds Louisville and Notre Dame were looking to punch their tickets to the Sweet 16, while No. 2 seeds Baylor, South Carolina and Oregon attempted to avoid upsets and advance to the tournament's second weekend. 

Below, you'll find an overview of the day's scores as well as a recap of all eight showdowns. 

Sunday's Schedule and Scores

No. 1 Louisville def. No. 8 Marquette, 90-72 (Lexington Regional) 

No. 6 Oregon State def. No. 3 Tennessee, 66-59 (Lexington Regional)

No. 4 NC State def. No. 5 Maryland, 74-60 (Kansas City Regional)

No. 4 Texas A&M def. No. 5 DePaul, 80-79  (Spokane Regional)

No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 9 Villanova, 98-72 (Spokane Regional)

No. 2 Baylor def. No. 7 Michigan, 80-58 (Lexington Regional)

No. 2 South Carolina def. No. 10 Virginia, 66-55 (Albany Regional)

No. 2 Oregon def. No. 10 Minnesota, 101-73 (Spokane Regional)

Bracket

Recap

No. 1 Louisville def. No. 8 Marquette, 90-72

The Louisville Cardinals blitzed the Marquette Golden Eagles behind stifling defense and some lights-out shooting. 

Senior Myisha Hines-Allen finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds for her 16th double-double of the season, and she shot 12-of-16 from the field as the Cardinals ran away from their Big East challengers. 

Asia Durr, one of four Naismith Award finalists, was superb as well. 

Coming off a quiet nine-point showing in Round 1, the Cardinals guard put up 10 points in the first quarter alone Sunday en route to 19 points and six assists. 

Marquette's Allazia Blockton led all scorers with 34 points, but she was the lone bright spot for an otherwise flustered Golden Eagles offense that shot 6-of-22 from three. 

No. 6 Oregon State def. No. 3 Tennessee, 66-59

The Oregon State Beavers outscored the Tennessee Volunteers by nine points in the second half and pulled away late to hand the Vols their first home loss in the NCAA tournament. 

Center Marie Gulich anchored the Beavers on both ends to the tune of 14 points and 12 rebounds, while  sophomore guard Mikayla Pivec notched 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. 

Oregon State will now make its third straight trip to the Sweet 16. 

On the flip side, the Volunteers will miss out on the Sweet 16 in back-to-back years for the first time in program history, according to ESPN Women's Hoops. 

No. 4 Texas A&M def. No. 5 DePaul, 80-79

Welcome to primetime, Chennedy Carter. 

Not only did Texas A&M's freshman guard drop 37 points, but she drained a game-winning three with three seconds remaining in regulation to help the Aggies erase a 17-point deficit and slip past the DePaul Blue Demons 80-79. 

The tournament's official Twitter account provided a look at the bucket that capped off Carter's 32-point second half: 

Junior forward Anriel Howard chipped in 18 points and 19 rebounds, including nine on the offensive glass, as part of the Aggies' dynamite one-two punch. 

According to ESPN Women's Hoops, Texas A&M's comeback was the fourth-largest in tournament history. 

No. 4 NC State def. No. 5 Maryland, 74-60

The NC State Wolfpack cruised past the Maryland Terrapins and into the Sweet 16 as all five of their starters finished in double figures. 

Kiara Leslie paced that group with 21 points (7-of-14 shooting) and 11 rebounds, while Kaila Ealey and Aislinn Konig dropped 12 points apiece. 

The Wolfpack also shot 7-of-14 from three. Conversely, the Terrapins misfired on all five of their attempts from beyond the arc and finished with more turnovers (13) than assists (seven). 

NC State will meet either No. 1 Mississippi State or No. 9 Oklahoma State in the next round. 

No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 9 Villanova, 98-72

A big second half helped Notre Dame continue its potential run to the Final Four.

Villanova kept up with the No. 1 seed in the first half with a 45-45 score at intermission, but the Irish took over from there, holding their opponent to just 17 points the rest of the game.

Three players stood above the rest for Notre Dame, with Jessica Shepard, Arike Ogunbowale and Jackie Young combining for 74 points and 27 rebounds, carrying the top-seeded squad to what became an easy win.

The Wildcats shot an impressive 10-of-20 from three-point range but still needed much more to keep up with the offensive powerhouse. 

Notre Dame will now take on Texas A&M for a chance to go to the Elite Eight.

No. 2 Baylor def. No. 7 Michigan, 80-58

Baylor didn't have a single bench point, but that didn't matter in the No. 2 seed's strong showing against Michigan.

All five starters for the Lady Bears reached double figures, led by Lauren Cox who had 18 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks. The sophomore was unstoppable in the post and helped Baylor stay ahead all night long.

Michigan didn't have nearly as much balance offensively, with Hallie Thome and Katelynn Flaherty combining for 40 of the team' 58 points. The supporting cast didn't do enough, while the 19 turnovers prevented any chance of a comeback.

Baylor avoided a possible matchup with Tennessee in the next round, although Oregon State showed it is no joke with an upset win Sunday.

No. 2 South Carolina def. No. 10 Virginia, 66-55

It wasn't as easy as South Carolina might have hoped, but the defending champs survived in Round 2 thanks to another big game from A'ja Wilson.

The All-American scored 25 points with 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals to keep the Gamecocks afloat on a day where the rest of the team was relatively quiet.

Virginia cut the lead down to three in the fourth quarter after an and-1 from Dominique Toussaint. However, a 7-0 run helped South Carolina gain control late, using some clutch shooting to hold on.

Although the Gamecocks clearly have the talent to bring home another title, the first two games in the tournament have been much closer than coach Dawn Staley has likely hoped.

They will hope for a better performance in the regional semifinals against the winner of Florida State and Buffalo.

No. 2 Oregon def. No. 10 Minnesota, 101-73 

Oregon once again showed what it could do offensively with a dominant showing against Minnesota.

The Ducks not only topped the century mark for the fourth time this season, but they shot 60.9 percent from the field and 11-and-22 from beyond the arc. Sabrina Ionescu was unstoppable with 29 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals.

Ruthy Hebard did her job inside with 22 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Carlie Wagner had six of Minnesota's 12 three-pointers, but it wasn't anywhere near enough to keep up with Oregon's attack.

The No. 2 seed will try to keep things going in the Sweet 16 with a matchup against either Ohio State or Central Michigan.