Every part of the game runs through Aliyah Boston, and that was apparent as ever in South Carolina’s Final Four win over Louisville, writes emmabaccellieri
The Gamecocks avenged last year’s Final Four defeat behind their junior star’s effort against Louisville.MINNEAPOLIS — At the end of the third quarter, as the clock ticked down, Aliyah Boston took matters into her own hands.
Her No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks had a six-point lead over the Louisville Cardinals—enough to offer a bit of separation, perhaps, but certainly not enough to feel comfortable. With eight seconds left in the quarter, South Carolina guard Destanni Henderson tried a jumper from the corner, hoping to push the lead to nine. She missed. And then Boston did what she has so often this season. She grabbed the rebound in traffic, rising above the tangle of arms under the basket in one crisp motion.
With this statement win over Louisville, the Gamecocks exorcized some of those demons from last year, and they proved once again that, yes, this team is really as good as it looks. “This year, we knew that we were going to be tested, and this is the hump that we needed to get over,” Boston said. “And we got over that tonight. We're on to the national championship game.”
Boston finished with 23 points, 18 rebounds and four assists without committing a single foul. In a tournament that has been full of remarkable play by her, this was perhaps her most dazzling night yet. She even sank her first three-pointer in more than a month. It was a showcase of everything that makes her so difficult to play against.
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