The two No. 1 seeds in action Sunday in the women's NCAA tournament were both pushed to the limit but advanced to the Sweet 16. However, it potentially came at a big cost for both as Notre Dame and South Carolina might have lost key players to injury.
The top-seeded Fighting Irish beat No. 9 seed Purdue 88-82 in South Bend, Indiana, and advances to the regional semifinals for the eighth season in a row. Notre Dame will face No. 5 seed Ohio State in the Lexington Regional on Friday.
But in the final minute of the second quarter, Irish junior forward Brianna Turner's knee appeared to buckle under the basket.