No. 3 TCU survives frantic upset bid from No. 6 Washington, advances to Sweet 16 with OT win

· Yahoo Sports

TCU entered Sunday night having won 43 consecutive home games.

Visit moryak.biz for more information.

Make it 44 after a major sweat with the Sweet 16 on the line. No. 6 seed Washington flummoxed No. 3 seed TCU for much of the game and held a 47-40 lead with 6:19 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2026 MLB season

TCU rode a 7-0 run to tie the game and ultimately forced overtime, where it secured a frantic 62-59 win to advance to the Sweet 16.

After the Horned Frogs rallied to tie the game, Clara Silva hit a layup for a 51-49 lead with 1:39 left in regulation, TCU’s first since the second quarter. Washington then tied it on the other end, and Olivia Miles missed a would-be game-winner from 3.

Miles’ miss sent the game to overtime, tied at 51. TCU immediately took control and a 58-51 lead.

But it wasn’t over then. The game maintained a frantic pace, and Washington cut TCU’s lead to 62-59 with 42 seconds remaining. After a stop, Washington got the ball back, trailing by 3 with 12.2 seconds remaining.

Sayvia Sellers got a good look at a game-tying 3. But it clanged off the back of the rim, securing victory for TCU.

TCU advances to next weekend to face the winner of Monday’s game between 2 seed Iowa and 10 seed Virginia. Washington’s season comes to a heartbreaking end.

Miles, a three-time All-American, didn’t have her best shooting night against a Washington defense that limited TCU to 6 points in the second quarter and 19 in the first half. She shot 9 of 24 from the field and missed all five of her 3-point attempts. But she finished just short of of a triple-double, tallying 18 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Silva added 16 points and 7 rebounds on a 6-of-8 shooting night while hitting multiple clutch buckets in TCU’s comeback.

Sellers led four Washington players in double figures with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, including a 3-of-9 effort from 3. Avery Howell hit 3 of 5 3s en route to 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Read full story at source