If you wanted down-to-the-wire action, this year’s Final Four games disappointed. If you wanted to see greatness, South Carolina and UConn delivered. Both teams breezed through their semifinal games, blowing out Texas and UCLA to advance to the title game happening on Sunday.
Here is how the Gamecocks and the Huskies were able to win their Final Four games:
South Carolina is inevitable
They had their scares and fair share of losses this year; however, South Carolina has gotten, and continues to get, the job done when it matters. No. 1-seed South Carolina easily defeated No. 1-seed Texas on Friday, 74-57, to punch their ticket to the title game.
They’ll now have a chance at defending their title, and head coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks could win their fourth title if they can come out victorious on Sunday.
The South Carolina guards stepped up big in this one. Te-Hina Paopao scored 14 points, a team-high, while Bree Hall scored 13 in the win. Freshman Joyce Edwards led the bench with 13 points and had a game-high 11 rebounds. For Texas, Madison Booker scored 11 points and Jordan Lee had 16 points on 50 percent shooting, but it wasn’t enough to win the game.
During the opening minutes, the Longhorns were as smooth as butter. A Rori Harmon basket gave Texas a…
