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The national champion will be named when the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies (36-3) and the No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks (35-3) meet in the NCAA Tournament title game, Sunday at Amalie Arena at 3 p.m...
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Two of women’s college basketball’s premier programs will face off in the national championship game when UConn goes against South Carolina on Sunday.
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South Carolina guard Tessa Johnson badly wants permission to strap in.
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For some, competing on this NCAA stage is not new. UConn has advanced to the Final Four in 16 of the last 17 years and coach Geno Auriemma has led the Huskies to 24 total Final Fours in his career.
After USC men's basketball fell to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament last month, we thought that the Trojans' season was over. As it turns out, however, we were wrong, as USC later accepted an invitation to play in the first ever College Basketball Crown postseason tournament in Las Vegas.
Eric Dixon scores 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Desmond Claude’s layup rims out in the final seconds as the Wildcats
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It’s a battle of No. 1 seeds as the University of South Carolina Gamecocks battle the Texas Longhorns in this women’s NCAA Tournament Final Four matchup.
It’s like the most subtle flex of a musical chairs game for a basketball fan. Higher on the walls hang the banners for All-Americans and national championships. The names that look down on players from those banners aren’t just well-known,
Eric Dixon finishes with 28 points and makes the go-ahead free throw to lift Villanova over USC 60-59 in the College Basketball Crown tournament.
USC held a 31-27 lead at halftime and built that up to a 12-point advantage less than five minutes into the second half. Then Dixon woke up. He was responsible for 14 of Villanova's points during a 16-2 run in the middle of the half, giving the Wildcats a 45-43 lead.
Strong went on to play for Geno Auriemma's UConn Huskies. Edwards went with Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks. The two rising stars will meet again on Sunday, when No. 2 seed UConn faces top-seeded South Carolina in the national championship game in Tampa, Florida.