South Carolina trailed by four points heading into the fourth quarter against Duke in the Elite Eight. The Gamecocks had 10 minutes left to keep their season alive. Te-Hina Paopao told her teammates to start off fast in the first five minutes so they could reclaim the lead.

Between names like Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley in the coaching ranks and Paige Bueckers and Lauren Betts among the players still competing in the NCAA women's tournament, this year's Final Four won't disappoint.

The 6'7" junior leads the nation in blocks per game (3.0) to go along with 20.0 points and 9.6 rebounds. UConn's Jana El Alfy (6'5") and Sarah Strong (6'2") will have their hands full containing Betts.

They'll all be vying to advance to Sunday's NCAA title game (3 p.m. ET, ABC). Before the games tip, ESPN's Kendra Andrews, Charlie Creme, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel ranked their top 15.

There are no secrets between Texas and South Carolina, so how do you prepare for that familiarity? Both teams addressed that topic on Thursday.

Texas, making its first Final Four appearance since 2003, will face South Carolina for the fourth time this season with a championship berth on the line.

Here is everything that South Carolina said Thursday about Texas during pregame news conferences for Dawn Staley, Te-Hina Paopao and Raven Johnson.

Madison Booker and the Texas Longhorns (35-3) are in Tampa, FL to take on Milaysia Fulwiley and the South Carolina Gamecocks (34-3) in the Final Four of Women’s College Basketball.

Women's Final Four picks, predictions, odds explain why Texas Longhorns will beat South Carolina Gamecocks in NCAA Tournament March Madness game.