No. 1 South Carolina pulls away from NC State to reach final

Even with five new starters this season, the powerful South Carolina Gamecocks earned a chance to win their third national championship in the past seven NCAA Tournaments. Thanks to a dominant third quarter, the No. 1 Gamecocks routed the No. 3 North Carolina State Wolfpack 78-59 on Friday night to advance to the final on Sunday. Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting and collected 11 rebounds and Ashlyn Watkins grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds for South Carolina (37-0).