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NCAA Tournament: What to know about Stanford, the MSU Lady Bears' Sweet 16 opponent

SAN ANTONIO — The team that ended the Lady Bears' Cinderella run in the 2019 NCAA Tournament awaits them in the Sweet 16.

Fifth-seeded Missouri State will play No. 1-overall seed Stanford in the Sweet 16 for the second-straight tournament. The game will be played at 2 p.m. in the Alamodome in San Antonio on Sunday.

Missouri State is coming off a win over Wright State in the second round while Stanford knocked out Oklahoma State on Tuesday night.

Here is what you need to know about the Cardinal:

Stanford knocked the Lady Bears out in 2019

Stanford outlasted Missouri State for a 55-46 victory while the Cardinal shot a season-low 25 percent (17-for-68) in its second-lowest scoring game.