Through 10 minutes, South Carolina and NC State’s Final Four bout has checked all the boxes of a national semifinal: cagey openings, elite competition and standout individual performances. With 11 total turnovers between the two teams, NC State’s best offense in a choppy opening stanza came from its leading scorer Aziaha James, who tops all players thus far with eight points, and the superstar guard extended the Pack’s lead with a finish at the rim late in the quarter.
However, South Carolina’s 3-point specialist Te-Hina Paopao stepped up with another huge shot from long range to level the match at 16 through the opening 10 minutes.
