The scene from Minneapolis as Gamecocks win NCAA basketball national title

By Lou Bezjak

Updated April 3, 2022 10:45 PM

Fans celebrate during the first half of the national championship game against UConn at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. on Sunday April 3, 2022. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com

Some of the highlights and video from the Target Center in Minneapolis after South Carolina defeated Connecticut 64-49 to win the NCAA women’s basketball national championship on Sunday.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS️ @GamecockWBB defeats UConn winning the program’s second National Championship.

What a magnificent season by the Gamecocks️ @WLTX pic.twitter.com/Hi6fZJXgMa
— Chandler Mack (@chandlerdmack) April 4, 2022

FINAL | No. 1 South Carolina 64 UConn 49#Gamecocks are national champions again. pic.twitter.com/wP7lQRKIrV
— Cory Diaz (@CoryDiaz_TGN) April 4, 2022

The mission is complete! #NationalChampionship x @GamecockWBB pic.twitter.com/87ITSZgjQI
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 4, 2022

Get you a friend to gas you like A’ja Wilson does for Lele Grissett. pic.twitter.com/Ivg0tSEYqa
— Alexis Cubit (@Alexis_Cubit) April 4, 2022

pic.twitter.com/ariQUDOPox
— Shane Beamer (@CoachSBeamer) April 4, 2022

Final seconds of Gamecocks 64-49 win over UConn to win their 2nd national championship. pic.twitter.com/VqqmIcRTMg
— Rick Henry (@RickHenry10) April 4, 2022

This is what No. 1 all year looks like #NationalChampionship x @gamecockwbb pic.twitter.com/sQC89lgtlg
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 4, 2022

SC GOT TWO OF THEM THANGS! pic.twitter.com/FNlNet1Neh
— A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) April 4, 2022

Dawn Staley feelin' it after winning another championship

Absolute legend pic.twitter.com/6F0NvkrMRE
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 4, 2022

Dawn Staley just did a lap with the National Championship trophy for the @gamecockwbb fans and Target Center just became a South Carolina dance party #WFinalFour #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/nUQafXsNC6
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) April 4, 2022

"TALK TO ME NICE!"

—@dawnstaley pic.twitter.com/pVi2hQxHEG
— ESPN (@espn) April 4, 2022

It’s like the CLA in here. pic.twitter.com/EHFAgRxmQa
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) April 4, 2022

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/oVbqLXLhmr
— GamecockWBB (@GamecockWBB) April 4, 2022

National player of the year on the national championship winning team snapping a photo. pic.twitter.com/zLVPhs2mRz
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) April 4, 2022

Again, moments. pic.twitter.com/l6ELHWmajT
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) April 4, 2022

Raven Johnson, who was injured in the second game of the season but still contributed to the team, gets her piece of net. Fun fact: she’s @alleniverson’s favorite women’s basketball player. pic.twitter.com/OSkuaAF8jl
— Alexis Cubit (@Alexis_Cubit) April 4, 2022

Y’all DAWN STALEY NOW AND FOREVER MOOOOODDD!!! @GamecockWBB #NCAAChampionship pic.twitter.com/4IIpJLpRdC
— Dorothy J. Gentry (@DorothyJGentry) April 4, 2022

The Gamecocks are turning the basketball court into a dance party

(via @ariivory)pic.twitter.com/GAJdO2FunE
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 4, 2022

This story was originally published April 3, 2022 at 10:25 PM.

Lou Bezjak

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Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription

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