Things to Watch at Final Four of the NCAA Tournament

While their results are similar, Gonzaga and SC employ different defensive philosophies, built through dramatically different methods.

Gray had a big second half and led the Gamecocks with 18 points against Stanford, and Davis will be looking to bounce back from a 2-of-15 shooting night in the Final Four debut for both guards. OR has one redshirt senior, two juniors, one sophomore and one freshman (guard Payton Pritchard). "So, we're going to have to do a tremendous job defensively to try to keep the ball out of there a little bit".

"I think the offseason was the biggest part where we felt like we had unfinished business", All-America forward Justin Jackson said.

Each of the remaining teams left deserve to be in this position and each of them got there by a combination of hard work, dedication, and some serious desire. We got a step on Saturday and then we got two steps next week. USC (26-10) is playing the best ball in the tournament, beating Marquette, Duke, Baylor and Florida with a mix of airtight defense and spread-it-out offense. - SC women's basketball coach Dawn Staley.

The Tar Heels were the national leader on the offensive glass during the regular season, snatching 15.74 per game, almost a full rebound more than the next-closest team. We are big on attacking the rim.

The Gamecocks are a great story and Sindarius Thornwell makes them risky.

Kotsar is 6-10, but gives up more than 50 pounds to Karnowski. They boast tremendous size with three starters listed at 6-feet-9-inches or taller. "Just the physicality of it, we have to guard and not let them get easy paint touches".

Saturday's Final Four matchup between Gonzaga and SC supports them.

With 13 upsets in the tournament to this point, it's only a mystery what's to come in the final three games left to play.

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"We have been working on it all week, just trying to find ways to exploit their defense", Gonzaga's Johnathan Williams said. "But I'm fine now. And so for us, we're just trying to focus on OR and that's it".

DALLAS (AP) - South Carolina was able to speed up the tempo after halftime, A'ja Wilson managed a double-double even while nearly constantly surrounded by defenders and Dawn Staley finally got a win against Tara VanDerveer.

Head coach Mark Few has Gonzaga in the Final Four for the first time in team history. "Even though I'm hurting I just want to do whatever it takes to be able to help my team out".

"I'm going to share this with you, but he said to me last night, 'Man, I feel like I'm letting everyone down, '" SC coach Frank Martin said. "And how you manage yourself day to day to day allows you to be prepared to succeed when the game starts".

Stanford missed three shots on its next possession, and SC quickly extended the lead on freshman Tyasha Harris' one-handed bullet pass to Doniyah Cline, who was open under the basket for a layup.

Marshall had surgery and tried a last-gasp effort to practice through pain during the regionals, but couldn't go.

"Headaches, fevers, stuff like that", he said of what was wrong. I am fine now.

Friday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas, a quiet Gamecocks crowd at the beginning rocked and rolled into a raucous when it was all said and done, backing USC in what became a 62-53 win over Stanford. "He'd get a lot of backlash if he wasn't with us". "Everything worked out and I am glad to be here with my teammates". You're always nervous for the next game on the schedule. "People come up to you when you're on top", Gonzaga's Josh Perkins said. Martin bent over and said, "Are you all right?"