FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 5 South Florida defeated No. 13 Wichita State, 69-62 in the second round of the 2024 American Women’s Basketball Championship Sunday, March 10 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
With the win, the Bulls (19-13) move on to face No. 4 UTSA on Monday, March 11 at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
South Florida led nearly the entire game before Wichita State tied the game with 2:38 remaining and again with 1:08 remaining, but the Bulls finished the game on an 8-1 run that included five free throws from Carla Brito.
Brito led four Bulls in double figures with 14 points while adding eight rebounds. Aerial Wilson and Romi Levy each added 13 points. L’or Mputu recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Salese Blow had a game-high 20 points to lead Wichita State (10-22). Daniela Abies added 13 rebounds a day after setting a single-game Championship record of 22 against Florida Atlantic.
2024 American Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule
First Round | Saturday, March 9
Game 1: No. 13 Wichita State 64, No. 12 Florida Atlantic 50
Game 2: No. 14 Tulane 68, No. 11 SMU 62
Second Round | Sunday, March 10
Game 3: No. 9 East Carolina 65, No. 8 Memphis 63
Game 4: No. 5 South Florida 69, No. 13 Wichita State 62
Game 5: No. 10 Rice vs. No. 7 UAB – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 6: No. 14 Tulane vs. No. 6 Charlotte – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Quarterfinals | Monday, March 11
Game 7: No. 9 East Carolina vs. No. 1 Tulsa – 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT | ESPN+
Game 8: No. 5 South Florida vs. No. 4 UTSA – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 North Texas – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Temple – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Semifinals | Tuesday, March 12
Game 11 – Semifinal 1, Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 12 – Semifinal 2, Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Final | Wednesday, March 13
Game 13: Championship, Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU
