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In the Elite Eight, South Carolina put on an impressive defensive showing as they held on to beat the Duke Blue Devils 54-50 to get back to their fifth consecutive Final Four appearance.
From Sports Illustrated
South Carolina advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament with a 108-48 win over No. 16 Tennessee Tech in the first round.
From USA Today
This season marks five consecutive Final Fours.
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Duke knocked off archrival North Carolina with a 47-38 win on Friday to advance, while South Carolina came out of a back-and-forth matchup against Maryland to win 71-67. Follow along here for live updates from Sunday’s matchup.
Chloe Kitts was named MVP of the Birmingham Regional after South Carolina beat Duke 54-50 to advance to the NCAA Final Four.
The No. 1 seeded Gamecocks are playing No. 2 Duke on Sunday in Birmingham. The State’s Michael Sauls and Chapel Fowler are on site providing live updates. If USC wins, it will advance to a fifth consecutive Final Four and keep its dreams of becoming the sport’s first repeat champion since 2013-16 UConn alive.
If there’s an opportunity to return to Birmingham, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley made it clear she wants to take it.
Ugly victories are quite common in the NCAA Tournament. Duke coach Kara Lawson and South Carolina’s Dawn Staley know that well.
South Carolina edged Maryland and Duke to win the Birmingham Regional 2 and advance to its fifth straight Final Four. Let’s wrap up the weekend with a notebook. Like Butter MiLaysia Fulwiley broke in her butter-themed player edition shoes with a pretty good game.
After South Carolina beat Duke, Staley said it was “customary” for her to show love to the Carolina Band after big wins. She had a similar postgame moment with the group after USC beat Texas to win the 2025 SEC championship in Greenville. “They really are part of the atmosphere that’s created in the gym,” Staley said.
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