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sindarius thornwell, 7 boards, lobs it in. gamecocks up two. ice it with 17 seconds left.e steal sees notice, and he serves notice. south carolina wins by seven advancing to their first final four in school history and they will face gonzaga. >> i'm just out of words. just extremely proud of these guys. >> all we wanted was to make it, a bid in the tournament. when we got our name on the board, the rest, you know, we'll take care of ourself. all we wanted was a chance. >>> i said yesterday never underestimate a team coached by tar vanderveer and today the coach proved he might with an unbelievable win over notre dame. 16-game win streak. mabrey gives the fighting irish the 17-point lead. stanford rallied. 25 seconds left, cardinal down one, ma that needs smith, lays it in, she had 15. stanford up one. notre dame, erica mccall, the huge block. stanford wins by a point advancing to their first final fourn since 2014 and looking fir their third national title. >> this team really believes. they're so close, so unselfisun. we played better defense in the second half, started g

sindarius thornwell, 7 boards, lobs it in. gamecocks up two. ice it with 17 seconds left. do zer, the steal sees notice, and he serves notice. south carolina wins by seven advancing to their first final four in school history and they will face gonzaga. >> i'm just out of words. just extremely proud of these guys. >> all we wanted was to make it, a bid in the tournament. when we got our name on the board, the rest, you know, we'll take care of ourself. all we wanted was a chance. >>> i said yesterday never underestimate a team coached by tar vanderveer and today the coach proved he might with an unbelievable win over notre dame. 16-game win streak. mabrey gives the fighting irish the 17-point lead. stanford rallied. 25 seconds left, cardinal down one, ma that needs smith, lays it in, she had 15. stanford up one. notre dame, erica mccall, the huge block. stanford wins by a point advancing to their first final fourn since 2014 and looking fir their third national title. >> this team really believes. they're so close, so unselfisun. we played better defense in the second half