The Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins showdown lived up to the hype. The LSU-Iowa rematch exceeded it. South Carolina hung on to stay undefeated. NC State pulled another upset.
Now the Final Four is set with storylines aplenty.
Caitlin Clark will be trying to add to her already mighty legacy by trying to bring the first national title to Iowa after falling just one game short a season ago.
After missing all of last season, Bueckers is back in the Final Four for the third time, attempting to finish the job she wasn’t able to in 2021 or 2022. UConn hasn’t won the title since 2016.
South Carolina doesn’t have a star on the level of Clark or Bueckers. The Gamecocks are more of a collective — and there might not be a better one in all of sports. After taking an unblemished record into the Final Four a year ago, only to see it all end to Clark and the Hawkeyes in the national semifinals, South Carolina will be taking another run to complete the perfect season.
NC State was the team that wasn’t supposed to be here, but the Wolfpack might have had the easiest journey. The Wolfpack just beat a No. 1 and a No. 2 seed by double digits to reach the program’s second Final…
