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One of LSU's smallest players saved season with big block. How Kailyn Gilbert did it

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NANCY ARMOUR

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament

USA TODAY

SPOKANE, Washington — Kailyn Gilbert was, by her own admission, getting cooked.

Zoe Brooks had made several tough shots and it sure looked as if the N.C. State star was about to make another with 90 seconds left Friday night. But when Brooks lifted the ball, Gilbert saw her opportunity.

“I was like, 'I can't let her get an easy look,'" the LSU guard said.