In a matchup on Friday afternoon, Utah takes on Indiana in one of the first matchups of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament.
Among the four games in the early window kicking off the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament on Friday, the one expected to be the closest of the four is a matchup between eighth seed Utah (22-8, 13-5) and ninth seed Indiana (19-12, 10-8). This will be the first matchup ever between the two teams. Both programs historically have been regulars in the tournament but neither has ever made it beyond the regional stage. Which side will start the path towards changing that this year?
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Game Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
Game Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN 2
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Both of these teams play a similar style, and are reliant on being able to shoot three pointers. Utah ranked third in the Big 12 shooting the three at a 37.1 percent success rate, while Indiana was the third-best three-point shooting team in the Big Ten at 36.7 percent.
Utah finished the season winning nine of its last 11 games. However, the Utes lost their first game in the Big 12 tournament, falling 75-64.
Indiana won its first tournament game in the Big Ten, beating Oregon 78-62. The Hoosiers then lost to USC – who earned a one seed in the national tournament – 84-79 in the next round.
The winner of this game will likely have a different top seed waiting in the Round of 32. In the other half of this bracket South Carolina takes on a 16-seed in Tennessee Tech.
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