Monday women's NCAA Tournament winners, losers: No close calls

North Carolina State

Not only did the Wolfpack cruise into the Sweet 16 with a dominant 83-49 win over Michigan State, but they did it in style.

NC State shot knocked down 15 three-pointers, its most in an NCAA tournament game in program history. Aziaha James and Madison Hayes combined for 11 of the 15 threes made.

Losers

Competitive games

Alabama's three-point loss to Maryland in double overtime was the only game decided by single digits.

North Carolina and West Virginia played the next closest game with the Mountaineers' margin of defeat only being 11 points. The rest of the margins of defeat were 17, 34 (three times) and 30. Not a great day for fans who were wanting to see some thrilling action.

Third quarter scoring

If you were outscored by your opponent in the third quarter on Thursday, you probably lost the game.

The only team to outscore its opponent in the third quarter and still lose the game was Alabama. There were two teams (Florida State, South Dakota State) who failed to score 10+ points in third quarter. Those two teams were held to six and eight points respectively.

USC

Despite the 96-59 win over Mississippi State, the worst case scenario happened for USC in the final game of the night. 

On a fast break opportunity, star point guard Juju Watkins went down and immediately clutched her knee. She had to be helped off the floor and missed the remainder of the game. 

If it is a serious injury, that is a big hit for the Trojans' national championship aspirations.