Live blog: South Carolina, Iowa battle in NCAA championship game

We’re here. It’s a matchup for the ages for the national championship. The best player in the nation, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, faces the best team in the nation: undefeated South Carolina.

In a season where so much history has been made, including Clark’s scoring records and multiple TV viewership milestones, this game seems like the perfect way to cap off a memorable season.

It’s a rematch of last year’s Final Four, where Iowa upset then-undefeated South Carolina. The Gamecocks (37-0) haven’t lost since despite a mostly revamped starting lineup.

What is the same as last year is Clark, who earned a second straight Naismith National Player of the Year award while rampaging her way through the record books this season. Sunday will mark the final game of her historic college career, but can she truly be considered the GOAT if she doesn’t win a championship?

Her Hawkeyes came up short in the national title game last year against LSU. They have their shot at redemption, while the Gamecocks have a chance to finish a perfect season.

You couldn’t script it any better, so follow along all day as we track the action in Cleveland.

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Women’s NCAA championship

3 p.m. ET — No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Iowa (ABC)

Live13 updates

Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:52 PM EDT
Clark won’t be the only key player for the Hawkeyes today, as Kate Martin is also expected to provide an X-factor. Ahead of her final game for Iowa, she gave the team an animated speech.
Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:47 PM EDT
Caitlin Clark lost in the title game against LSU last year. The stage is set for a storybook ending to her record-breaking collegiate career.
Caitlin Clark comes out first, way before the rest of her team comes on court & gets shots up before the final game of her historic college career!
Will she & Iowa cap it off w a Championship & beat undefeated South Carolina? 🏀🍿literally… the storyline is out of a movie 🎥 pic.twitter.com/l1F4E6GKrf
— Ros Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) April 7, 2024
Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:33 PM EDT
Arrivals in high definition:
Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:18 PM EDT
Caitlin Clark Mania knows no bounds. Hawkeyes fans are all around Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:17 PM EDT
Here’s Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder:
Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:14 PM EDT
The crowds are already out!
Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:09 PM EDT
Iowa-South Carolina is a perfect ending to historic, memorable season: ‘You can’t ask for anything better’
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Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:08 PM EDT
Dawn Staley: ‘If Caitlin Clark wins the championship … she’s a GOAT’
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Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:07 PM EDT
UConn lands No. 1 recruit Sarah Strong day after heartbreaking Final Four loss
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Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:06 PM EDT
Iowa’s Final Four win vs. UConn draws 14.2 million viewers for most-watched ESPN basketball game ever
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Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:04 PM EDT
Good afternoon folks and welcome to our national championship live tracker! We still have about an hour until gametime, so here’s some light reading to get you ready for the action
Sun, April 7, 2024 at 2:01 PM EDT
It’s almost that time! Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley woke up with the title clash on her mind:

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