South Carolina overcame a four-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Duke 54-50 and advance to its fifth straight Final Four.<\/p>\n
Behind its seniors, South Carolina scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to retake the lead. The 10-0 run began when Te-Hina Paopao hit two free throws late in the third quarter and turned a 42-36 deficit into a four-point lead.<\/p>\n
Sania Feagin made a turnaround jumper, and then Raven Johnson hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 42. Paopao drove for the go-ahead layup, and then Chloe Kitts, the only Gamecock on the floor who was not a senior, added a tough layup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Duke answered with a jumper, and then Feagin drew contact on a layup, but didn\u2019t get the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Toby Fournier drove and scored through contact to tie the game at 46. She had a free throw to give the Blue Devils the lead but missed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the shot clock running down, Feagin drove for the go-ahead layup.<\/p>\n
Kitts drove for a layup to put the Gamecocks back up four and then forced a turnover, but South Carolina couldn\u2019t convert.<\/p>\n
Oluchi Okananwa, the ACC tournament MVP, scored to make it 52-50. Feagin missed a layup, but Duke knocked the rebound out of bounds with 29.8 seconds left.<\/p>\n
Hall was called for an offensive foul on the inbounds for running over Ashlon Jackson. Duke called a timeout to set up a play, but South Carolina\u2019s defense was locked in. Jackson launched a three for the lead, but it was an airball.<\/p>\n
Hall grabbed the rebound, and after a timeout, Kitts sank a pair of free throws for the 54-50 lead. Hall then deflected Duke\u2019s inbounds pass and Feagin grabbed the loose ball to secure the win.<\/p>\n
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