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Saturday, March 23, 2013  Ashley Bruner had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 seed South Carolina to a 74-52 victory over South Dakota State in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Louisville claims top overall seed in NCAA tourney; Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga also get No. 1s

Sunday, March 25, 2012  Cardinal star Ogwumike buries Gamecocks with 39 points and 10 rebounds.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Gamecock fans are invited to send the women's basketball team off to the next round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  The fifth-seeded USC women's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 72-61 win over the four-seed Purdue Monday night.

Monday, March 19, 2012  Markeshia Grant scored 21 points, Ieasia Walker added 17 and fifth-seeded South Carolina beat No. 4 seed Purdue 72-61 in the second round of the NCAA women's tourney on Monday night.

Saturday, March 17, 2012  Carolina posts season-highs in points, assists and blocks.  Next up is Purdue in the second round.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  The No. 25 lady Gamecocks have hit the road to join the madness. The team left for West Lafayette, India Thursday afternoon for Saturday’s NCAA Tournament contest against Eastern Michigan.

Monday, March 12, 2012  Game time is 11 a.m. Saturday with ESPN2 televising the matchup.

Sunday, March 11, 2012  Chargers pull away later to end Tigers' season.

Friday, March 09, 2012  There will be no madness this March in South Carolina.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  Jerai Grant scored a career-best 22 points and fast-starting Clemson built a double-figure lead and never backed off in beating Alabama-Birmingham 70-52 on Tuesday night in an NCAA First Four game at the University of Dayton Arena.

Monday, March 14, 2011  NCAA selection committee faces new challenges with expanded tourney field, seeding process

Thursday, April 29, 2010  The Road To 68: NCAA approves modest expansion for men's basketball tourney.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  NCAA to expand men's tournament from 65 to 68 teams, reaches $10.8B TV deal with CBS, Turner