South Carolina returns to Final Four, beating Duke 54-50 in March Madness
- On Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama, the top-seeded and defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks, coached by Dawn Staley, defeated the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils 54-50 in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight year.
- South Carolina, with a 34-3 record, was stymied by Duke's defense for much of the game, needing a strong fourth quarter comeback after trailing 42-38.
- The game was tied at 46-all before Sania Feagin's jumper with 4:21 left put South Carolina ahead, and Chloe Kitts added two free throws to make it 50-46.
- Chloe Kitts, who led South Carolina with 14 points, was fouled with 5.7 seconds remaining and sank both free throws to seal the victory in front of 11,252 fans, though Duke's Toby Fournier led all scorers with 18 points.
- South Carolina now advances to the Final Four in Tampa, Florida on Friday night, where they will face the winner of the Texas-TCU game, needing two more wins to become the first team to repeat as national champions since UConn's four-year run from 2013-16.
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Chloe Kitts shakes off missed free throws, then sinks a pair to send South Carolina to Final Four
Chloe Kitts doinked two straight free-throw attempts off the basket late in the third quarter of South Carolina’s Elite Eight matchup against Duke. Then she sank a pair of clutch ones when it mattered most. Kitts got to the line…
Fournier's game-high 18 points not enough as Duke falls to South Carolina in women's March Madness Elite Eight
Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50 on Sunday.
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