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Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16

UConn guard Paige Bueckers, center, drives to the basket as South Dakota State guard Madison Mathiowetz, left, defends during the second half of a second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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There is plenty of star power left in women's March Madness with Paige Bueckers, Hannah Hidalgo and Lauren Betts still playing even if JuJu Watkins won't be.

Watkins hurt her right knee in the first quarter of Southern California's win over Mississippi State on Monday night. She was carried off the court and the school announced later that she was out for the rest of the tournament.