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The highly anticipated matchup delivered more viewers than any non-championship game in women’s college basketball. And the Iowa-Louisiana State final on Sunday is on network TV.
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South Carolina had fielded the nation’s toughest defense, but couldn’t stop the offensive fireworks of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark.
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The Gamecocks were considered a heavy favorite to repeat as champions. But Clark and the Hawkeyes delivered, all the way to the championship game against Louisiana State.
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With stars, story lines and skill, the TV rights for the women’s Division I basketball tournament could be worth over $80 million, part of a larger wave of investors flocking to women’s sports.
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Virginia Tech is in its first Final Four, while Iowa last went in 1993, and L.S.U. in 2008. South Carolina, the reigning champion, knows what to expect.
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Clark, the Iowa guard whose long-range shots have made a stir online, perfected her form in her driveway. But even when she abandons that form, she can hit game-winners from nearly halfcourt.
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There are challengers, of course, but no team is tougher on paper than the undefeated, reigning champion Gamecocks.
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South Carolina and the other top teams have high expectations, of course. But there are some upstart teams with chances to make a deep run, too.
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UConn guard Paige Bueckers could jump to the W.N.B.A. when she recovers from her knee injury. But experts said she may be better off financially by staying in college.