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Louisville didn't complete its Cinderella run with a national title, but Tuesday's loss to UConn will not diminish what the Cardinals accomplished over the past few weeks.

He's a bellicose, sarcastic sideline ranter. But no one draws up game plans -- or makes his players believe in them -- like Louisville coach Jeff Walz.

Monique Reid, who grew up in Louisville and has been a lifelong Cardinals fan, missed most of last season with a knee injury. She re-injured the knee in January and will require surgery when the season ends. Until then, she plans to leave it all on the court.

Graham Hays checks in with instant analysis from Delaware's win over North Carolina that propelled the Blue Hens to their first Sweet 16.

He never lets up and is often let down. Geno Auriemma's constant pursuit of perfection is UConn's driving force.

With Skylar Diggins leading the way, Natalie Achonwa hitting the game winner and Kayla McBride pouring in points, Notre Dame's third victory of the season over UConn clinched the Irish their first Big East tournament title.

Exactly which team is the underdog in Tuesday's Big East final? Yes, UConn has lost six of its last seven to Notre Dame. But the Irish have never won the conference tournament, going 0-for-6 against the Huskies in championship games.

As much as Skylar Diggins proved she was ready for a coach like Muffet McGraw, the Notre Dame boss also was ready to trust her star player with her team.

It was the kind of game worthy of settling a championship, worthy of a capacity crowd and worthy of national audience. It was a game worthy of Skylar Diggins doing what she does best.

Baylor's Odyssey Sims struggled through one of her worst offensive nights -- and won. UConn's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made a strong case as an All-American -- and lost. It was that kind of night at the XL Center, where two halves told two distinctly different stories.

Washington's Kristi Kingma and her Pac-12 record 11 3-pointers Friday might help the cause to prove the West Coast is more than just Stanford.

Stars are measured by big games as much as anything else. And when it comes to beating UConn and Tennessee, Notre Dame senior Skylar Diggins has delivered more often than anyone.

After looking like it belonged on the court in the first half, Duke looked like it didn't want to be there in the second half as Kelly Faris and Connecticut took control and cruised to victory.

Hampered by an ankle injury for a large part of the season so far, Bria Hartley is finally looking healthy and on top of her game. That could be bad news for unbeaten Duke in Big Monday's matchup.

The Irish and Huskies showed once again their rivalry is a great advertisement for women's basketball. But they're not scheduled to meet again beyond this year's regular-season finale.

In two games in four days, Kelly Faris' defense helped keep two All-Americans in check -- and UConn undefeated as the Huskies beat No. 10 Penn State on Thursday.