SAN ANTONIO — Aliyah Boston twisted from hope to heartbreak in one fluid, devastating motion. Her last-second tip shot went up. And as it clanked out, final buzzer ringing, she went down. A Cardinal celebration burst out around her while Boston, wracked with sobs, sank to her knees.
After a feverish back-and-forth of a fourth quarter, South Carolina had lost to Stanford, 66 to 65.
The Final Four match-up was intense and frenetic throughout. But it was never more so than in its final minute. South Carolina took its first lead of the second half with just 41 seconds left—going up by one on a three-pointer from Destanni Henderson.