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CLEVELAND -- There would be no early trip home from this Final Four for South Carolina. Kamilla Cardoso made sure of that.
Cardoso dominated inside, with 22 points and 11 rebounds, and the Gamecocks used a third-quarter blitz to clinch their spot in the national championship game on Friday night, beating NC State 78-59. South Carolina (37-0) is the first team to enter the national championship game undefeated since UConn in 2016.
Last season, South Carolina entered the Final Four as the heavy favorite, undefeated and on a quest to win its second straight national championship.