Louisville Cardinals vs Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Regional 3 in Fort Worth Sweet 16

Women's College BasketballNCAA Women's Basketball Championship · Regional 3 in Fort Worth - Sweet 16

#3Louisville

29-8

52-71

Final

#2Michigan

28-6

Dickies Arena

Lead tracker

LOU leadsBiggest lead LOU 11, MICH 23

MICH leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
LOU	15	12	13	12	52
MICH	9	23	25	14	71

Who won: Michigan 71-52

The Michigan Wolverines beat the Louisville Cardinals 71-52 in NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Regional 3 in Fort Worth Sweet 16 on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Dickies Arena. The Michigan outscored the Louisville 25-13 in the 3rd quarter. Olivia Olson led the Michigan in points (19). Elif Istanbulluoglu led the Louisville in points (18).

Player of the game

Olivia Olson

MICH · 19 PTS, 5 REB

7.4

Win probability

100%MICH final

LOUMICH

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:07
Defensive rebound
Ciara Byars Defensive Rebound.
Q4 0:10
Misses 18-foot jumper
Grace Mbugua misses 18-foot jumper
G. Mbugua
Q4 0:28
Steal
Reagan Bender Steal.
R. Bender
Q4 0:28
TO
Bad pass turnover
Jessica Fields bad pass turnover
J. Fields
Q4 0:29
Offensive Rebound
Ally VanTimmeren Offensive Rebound.
A. VanTimmeren · 2 PTS
Q4 0:34
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
McKenzie Mathurin misses 24-foot three point jumper
M. Mathurin
Q4 0:38
Steal
Jessica Fields Steal.
J. Fields
Q4 0:38
TO
Bad pass turnover
Yevheniia Putra bad pass turnover
Y. Putra
Q4 0:50
+2
Hook shot, 9 ft
Ally VanTimmeren makes 9-foot hook shot
A. VanTimmeren · 2 PTS
LOU 52 - 71 MICH
Q4 1:12
Steal
Olivia Olson Steal.
O. Olson · 19 PTS
Q4 1:12
TO
Bad pass turnover
Reyna Scott bad pass turnover
R. Scott · 9 PTS
Q4 1:13
Offensive Rebound
Grace Mbugua Offensive Rebound.
G. Mbugua
Q4 1:15
Misses layup
Grace Mbugua misses layup
G. Mbugua
Q4 1:36
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Syla Swords makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Swords · 16 PTS
LOU 52 - 69 MICH
Q4 1:36
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Syla Swords makes free throw 1 of 2
S. Swords · 16 PTS
LOU 52 - 68 MICH
Q4 1:36
Foul on Grace Mbugua
Foul on Grace Mbugua.
G. Mbugua
Q4 1:42MIC
Defensive rebound
Michigan Defensive Rebound.
Q4 1:46
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Laura Ziegler misses 23-foot three point jumper
L. Ziegler · 5 PTS
Q4 1:53
Offensive Rebound
Grace Mbugua Offensive Rebound.
G. Mbugua
Q4 1:54
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Reyna Scott misses free throw 1 of 1
R. Scott · 9 PTS
Q4 1:54
Foul on Syla Swords
Foul on Syla Swords.
S. Swords · 16 PTS
Q4 1:54
+2
Layup
Reyna Scott makes layup (Tajianna Roberts assists)
R. Scott · 9 PTS · ast T. Roberts
LOU 52 - 67 MICH
Q4 1:55
Steal
Reyna Scott Steal.
R. Scott · 9 PTS