BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Dawn Staley drew up South Carolina’s final offensive possession, the goal was simple: Get the ball to Chloe Kitts.
Kitts, the 6-foot-2 junior post, was South Carolina’s best offensive weapon in the fourth quarter. She scored eight of her 14 points in that quarter, but for her final two, she didn’t want the ball.
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After South Carolina left the huddle, Kitts turned to point guard Ta-hina Paopao and asked her, “Can you get the ball? Can you get the ball?” Paopao was taken aback and denied Kitts’ request.
“Girl, what? Go get the ball,” she told her.
Kitts got the ball and was fouled before walking to the free-throw
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