Here are our key observations from UNC and Duke women's basketball's NCAA Sweet 16 matchup in Birmingham as the Blue Devils eliminated their ACC rival.

The second weekend of the NCAA Tournament started with a bang on Thursday, as No. 3 seed Texas Tech emerged from the first overtime game of the Big Dance with a thrilling 85-83 win over No. 10 seed Arkansas.

With the opening line of Duke’s Sweet 16 hovering near double digits, the Blue Devils are heavily favored in their matchup against No. 4 Arizona. Displaying dominant two-way play through two games, it’s easy to see why Duke currently sits at No. 1 entering the second weekend.

Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears and college basketball's biggest stars shined on an offense-heavy night in the Sweet 16.

The action in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament kicks back up on Friday, March 28 in Regional 2 in Birmingham where bitter rivals the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils meet for the third time this season, this time in the Sweet 16 at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Ala.

Caleb Love once put away Duke at the Final Four — and ended coach Mike Krzyzewski’s career. Three years later and two rounds earlier, Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils stuck it to Love in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and got to spoil college Love’s finale.

Madness continues on Thursday with four Sweet 16 games, including No. 1 seed Duke and Cooper Flagg facing No. 4 Arizona.

While some people may decry the lack of upsets in the first two rounds of the men’s NCAA Tournament, the result is a Sweet 16 filled with the best teams in the country. All four No. 1 seeds are still alive, and there’s plenty of talent on the rosters who are trying to upset them en route to the Elite Eight.