Duke gave top-seeded South Carolina everything it could handle in their Elite Eight matchup Sunday, but the Gamecocks held off the Blue Devils to reach a fifth consecutive Final Four.

In a close contest, the South Carolina Gamecocks hung on to defeat the Duke Blue Devils 54-50 in the women’s Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four. It is South Carolina’s fifth consecutive women’s Final Four appearance.

Dawn Staley took a victory lap around the court, giving high-fives to fans and South Carolina's band and even autographing the rear end of a baby's pants. The Gamecocks' coach has her team back in a familiar place — the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament.

Duke freshman Toby Fournier and South Carolina's Joyce Edwards are scoring off the bench to power their teams to the Elite Eight.

Maliq Brown, a defensive stalwart for Duke who missed the Blue Devils’ past four games with a dislocated shoulder, was available off the bench against Arizona in the teams’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup.

Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel drew high praise from Duke basketball legend Mike Krzyzewski. Across 42 years at the helm of the Duke basketball program, Mike Krzyzewski witnessed, recruited, and coached some of the best players the sport has ever produced.

Graduate guard/forward Alyssa Ustby was the game leader with 10 points and 12 rebounds and junior guard Indya Nivar added 4 assists. North Carolina outscored Duke in three of five periods (10-8 in ...