Georgia built a big lead, gave it all away in 6 minutes, then bounced back Monday night for a 65-60 win over Iowa State in an NCAA tournament second-round game at McCarthey Athletic Center. The Bulldogs advance to Saturday's Sweet 16 games at the Arena. California also qualified with an overtime win over South Florida. The field will be completed after the results of two games on Tuesday. Saturday's winners in Spokane will play in the Elite Eight on Monday. Read story Read California story

The field for Saturday's NCAA women's basketball Sweet 16 games at the Spokane Arena will start to take shape tonight. Fourth-seeded Georgia (26-6) and fifth-seeded Iowa State (24-8) will meet in 25 minutes at McCarthey Athletic Center. The winner will play at the Arena on Saturday against Tuesday's winner between Stanford (32-2) and Michigan (22-10). Also tonight, second-seeded California (29-3) and 10th-seeded South Florida (22-10) are playing in Lubbock, Texas, for a trip to Spokane. That winner will play Saturday against Tuesday's winner between third-seeded Penn State (26-5) and sixth-seeded LSU (21-11).

Yes, Gonzaga's season ended too soon for loyal Bulldogs fans, but there's quite an NCAA tournament game scheduled Monday night at McCarthey Athletic Center. Fourth-seeded Georgia and fifth-seeded Iowa State will meet at 6:50 for a berth to next weekend's Sweet 16 game at the Arena. Read story

Gonzaga's stay at the NCAA tournament was short. The Bulldogs stuggled with their field-goal shooting and fell to Iowa State 72-60 in an opener Saturday afternoon at McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga finished the season 27-6, with five losses coming when the Bulldogs shot 33 percent or less from the floor. Iowa State will play Georgia on Monday night at McCarthey for a berth to next weekend's Sweet 16 game at the Arena. Read story See big picture gallery

Chelsea Poppens, Hallie Christofferson and Brynn Williamson combined for 54 points and Iowa State shot 52 percent from the field Saturday afternoon during a 72-60 win over Gonzaga to open the NCAA tournament at McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga's defense forced 23 turnovers and its bench outscored Iowa State 25-0, but the Bulldogs shot 32 percent from the floor, including 27 percent in the second half. Gonzaga finished 27-6, lost an NCAA tournament game at home for the first time and had its 15-game winning streak snapped. Story to come

Gonzaga and Iowa State have begun their NCAA women's basketball tournament game at McCarthey Athletic Center.

NCAA women's basketball tournament games at McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday and Monday will be coached by some of the best-known and most successful names in the business. Read notebook

Gonzaga is 4-0 in NCAA women's basketball tournament games on its home floor at McCarthey Athletic Center. To make it 5-0, the 12th-seeded Bulldogs must defeat a talented Iowa State team on Saturday afternoon. Read story

Idaho sophomore guard Stacey Barr, the MVP of last week's Western Athletic Conference tournament, has played with a heavy heart during the late stages of the 2012-23 season. She and the Vandals will play Connecticut at the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Read story

Last week's overtime loss in the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals didn't end Eastern Washington's season after all. The Eagles will play at Washington on Friday night in the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Read story

Few people would have seen the Idaho Vandals as an NCAA tournament team in late December, when their record stood at 3-9. But Idaho coach Jon Newlee liked his mixture of freshmen and returning players and watched his team catch fire at the right time. Read story

Ohio State parted ways with coach Jim Foster on Tuesday. Foster's Buckeyes were one of five teams to defeat Gonzaga this season, a 65-60 decision at McCarthey Athletic Center on Dec. 17. Read story

Gonzaga junior guard Haiden Palmer was named Most Valuable Player at last week's West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas. Her teammates have known about her value for a long time. Read story

Pac-12 Conference rivals Stanford and California are the top two seeds to the Spokane Regional. The teams are looking at a possible April 1 matchup at the Arena to decide a Final Four berth. Read story

Fourth-seeded Georgia will be the highest-seeded team playing at McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday. The Bulldogs have a long history of success. Read story

Eastern Washington gets another shot at a 20th win on Friday when it plays at Washington to open the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Eagles (19-12) lost in the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals to Northern Colorado. EWU also played at the WNIT in 2010. Read EWU's release

Idaho, making its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1985, will open Saturday morning against Connecticut at Storrs, Conn. The Vandals, champions of the Western Athletic Conference tournament, were awarded a 16th seed and the always-tough Huskies (29-4) earned the top seed in the Bridgeport Regional. Idaho is 17-15 after three narrow wins at the WAC tournament. Read Christian Caple's story

Monday's NCAA Selection Show revealed Gonzaga's fate as the Bulldogs prepare for their fifth consecutive tournament appearance. GU was given a 12th seed and will open at 1:15 p.m. Saturday on its home court at McCarthey Athletic Center against fifth-seeded Iowa State. The teams have never met. Fourth-seeded Georgia and No. 13 Montana will play after the Gonzaga-Iowa State game. Saturday's winner will play at 6:30 p.m. Monday at GU for a berth in the Sweet 16 at the Arena. Gonzaga's route to its first Final Four appearance would feature four consecutive games in Spokane. Read story

Idaho qualified for its first NCAA tournament since 1985 by holding off Seattle 67-64 in Saturday's Western Athletic Conference championship game in Las Vegas. UI's Stacey Barr, a sophomore from Australia, was named tournament most valuable player. Idaho will find out its opening-round assignment at 4 p.m. Monday when the tournament draw is revealed. One expert pegged the Vandals to play top-seeded Stanford at Stanford.  Read Christian Caple's story

Eastern Washington came roaring back to force overtime on Friday afternoon, but the Eagles fell in overtime to Northern Colorado at the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinal in Missoula. Read Colter Nuanez's story: