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NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 5 things to know before MSU Lady Bears play Stanford Cardinal

Missouri State Lady Bears head coach Kellie Harper addresses media before Sweet 16 matchup Saturday in Chicago. Nathan Papes, Springfield News-Leader

CHICAGO — The Cinderella story of this year's NCAA Women's Tournament resides in Springfield and the next dance will be the most difficult one yet.

The Missouri State Lady Bears will play the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Chicago.

MSU enters the game as the lowest remaining seed in the tournament after knocking off Iowa State on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.

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