GREENVILLE, S.C. − On Saturday evening, Kamilla Cardoso played hero.

South Carolina women’s basketball’s senior center banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Gamecocks a 74-73 win over Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday in Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

The No. 5 Lady Vols (19-12) chipped away at the No. 1 Gamecocks (31-0) lead throughout the end of the third quarter and into the fourth, working all the way back to take their first lead of the game off a layup from star forward Rickea Jackson with 24.5 seconds left.

But with 1.1 seconds on the clock, Cardoso stepped into a 3-pointer and sent the crowd into a frenzy. The basket was her first career 3-point field goal.

South Carolina will play in the SEC Tournament championship game against the winner of LSU and Mississippi on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN) in Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

After a sluggish offensive start Friday in which the Gamecocks turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter, South Carolina entered Saturday’s matchup with a renewed sense of urgency.

South Carolina outscored Tennessee 13-0 off the jump and didn’t give up a basket for over seven minutes. In the first quarter, the Gamecocks outrebounded the Lady Vols 20-7, including nine offensive boards, and didn’t give the ball away once to enter the second quarter ahead 19-6.

Tennessee offense lights up in second half

It was all Tennessee after the break.

The Lady Vols turned around a 23-point deficit, working back to take its first lead of the game against South Carolina with 24.5 seconds remaining. Jackson was especially strong in the half, scoring 19 points after a quiet three points in the first half.

When Tennessee needed a bucket the most with the score tied and under a minute to go, it was Jackson who came through − muscling for a rebound off her own miss and getting the shot to go.

While the Gamecocks didn’t particularly struggle shooting the ball, hitting 45% of their shots in the half, the Lady Vols shot 57% from the field and made 5-of-10 3-pointers to come back.

South Carolina dominates on the glass

South Carolina was hunting for rebounds early Saturday. The Gamecocks controlled the rebounding margin in the first half and finished with an 27-15 advantage on the glass.

When Tennessee worked its way back into the game, the difference in rebounding was a large factor. The Lady Vols switched the rebounding margin back into their favor for much of the second half, finishing with just seven fewer boards.

Despite being evenly matched against the Lady Vols’ height, the Gamecocks proved to be the aggressor on the boards, especially in the first half. They had nearly as many offensive rebounds (13) as the Lady Vols had total rebounds (15) at the break and turned their second-chance opportunities into 12 points in the half.

As Liverpool and Manchester City face off in a match that could determine the new leader of the English Premier League, Liverpool fans have already created a viral moment.

Fans of the Reds serenaded their team with a pre-game rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s/Gerry and the Pacemakers’ ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ at Anfield on Sunday morning.

The song, which has been the club’s de facto anthem since the 1960s, can be heard before every home match. The video of Sunday’s rendition was especially viral, perhaps given the implications of the match.

A win for either side would give the winning team the points to surpass Arsenal for Premier League leadership with two and a half months to play.

Liverpool fans sing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ ahead of Man City match

You’ll Never Walk Alone lyrics

When you walk through a stormHold your head up highAnd don’t be afraid of the dark

At the end of a stormThere’s a golden skyAnd the sweet silver song of a lark

Walk on through the windWalk on through the rainFor your dreams be tossed and blown

Walk on, walk onWith hope in your heartAnd you’ll never walk alone

You’ll never walk alone

Walk on, walk onWith hope in your heartAnd you’ll never walk alone

You’ll never walk alone

It started with an apparent trip. Then things got even trippier.

North Carolina basketball player Harrison Ingram, who appeared to get deliberately tripped by Duke star Kyle Filipowski Saturday in a play that set social media aflutter, apparently got ruder treatment from the Cameron Crazies in Durham, North Carolina.

“I got hit with water, ice,’’ Ingram, a junior forward who had 14 points and 10 rebounds, told reporters after the game. “I got hit with a gumball. I was like, who has a gumball? You know, it was all love. It was lit. We were talking crazy. It was fun.’’

In the first half, Filipowski and Ingram got tangled up and both fell to the court. Video shows Ingram got to his feet first and began to run downcourt. Filipowski appeared to stick his leg out, causing Ingram to trip.

“I feel like he tripped me,’’ Ingram said, then added, “But I’m not really sure. I haven’t see the film yet.’’

But at the time of the play, Ingram confirmed, he told official Ted Valentine he thought he’d been tripped.

“I’m not really too sure how that whole situation happened, to be honest,” Filipowski said, per The Associated Press. “I was really just getting up. My foot slipped. I don’t know how I caught him.

‘That’s really all I’ve got.”

Duke coach Jon Scheyer and North Carolina coach Hubert Davis were not asked about the play during their press conferences. 

Scheyer did address Duke’s crowd but not the postgame behavior. “I just want to thank our students, our fans, everybody,” he said. ‘I mean, this environment, I don’t care where you go, it’s the best environment in college basketball. And there’s a part of you that feels like you let them down.’

It started with an apparent trip. Then things got even trippier.

North Carolina basketball player Harrison Ingram, who appeared to get deliberately tripped by Duke star Kyle Filipowski Saturday in a play that set social media aflutter, apparently got ruder treatment from the Cameron Crazies in Durham, North Carolina.

“I got hit with water, ice,’’ Ingram, a junior forward who had 14 points and 10 rebounds, told reporters after the game. “I got hit with a gumball. I was like, who has a gumball? You know, it was all love. It was lit. We were talking crazy. It was fun.’’

In the first half, Filipowski and Ingram got tangled up and both fell to the court. Video shows Ingram got to his feet first and began to run downcourt. Filipowski appeared to stick his leg out, causing Ingram to trip.

“I feel like he tripped me,’’ Ingram said, then added, “But I’m not really sure. I haven’t see the film yet.’’

But at the time of the play, Ingram confirmed, he told official Ted Valentine he thought he’d been tripped.

“I’m not really too sure how that whole situation happened, to be honest,” Filipowski said, per The Associated Press. “I was really just getting up. My foot slipped. I don’t know how I caught him.

‘That’s really all I’ve got.”

Duke coach Jon Scheyer and North Carolina coach Hubert Davis were not asked about the play during their press conferences. 

Scheyer did address Duke’s crowd but not the postgame behavior. “I just want to thank our students, our fans, everybody,” he said. ‘I mean, this environment, I don’t care where you go, it’s the best environment in college basketball. And there’s a part of you that feels like you let them down.’

GREENVILLE, S.C. − On Saturday evening, Kamilla Cardoso played hero.

South Carolina women’s basketball’s senior center banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Gamecocks a 74-73 win over Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday in Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

The No. 5 Lady Vols (19-12) chipped away at the No. 1 Gamecocks (31-0) lead throughout the end of the third quarter and into the fourth, working all the way back to take their first lead of the game off a layup from star forward Rickea Jackson with 24.5 seconds left.

But with 1.1 seconds on the clock, Cardoso stepped into a 3-pointer and sent the crowd into a frenzy. The basket was her first career 3-point field goal.

South Carolina will play in the SEC Tournament championship game against the winner of LSU and Mississippi on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN) in Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

After a sluggish offensive start Friday in which the Gamecocks turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter, South Carolina entered Saturday’s matchup with a renewed sense of urgency.

South Carolina outscored Tennessee 13-0 off the jump and didn’t give up a basket for over seven minutes. In the first quarter, the Gamecocks outrebounded the Lady Vols 20-7, including nine offensive boards, and didn’t give the ball away once to enter the second quarter ahead 19-6.

Tennessee offense lights up in second half

It was all Tennessee after the break.

The Lady Vols turned around a 23-point deficit, working back to take its first lead of the game against South Carolina with 24.5 seconds remaining. Jackson was especially strong in the half, scoring 19 points after a quiet three points in the first half.

When Tennessee needed a bucket the most with the score tied and under a minute to go, it was Jackson who came through − muscling for a rebound off her own miss and getting the shot to go.

While the Gamecocks didn’t particularly struggle shooting the ball, hitting 45% of their shots in the half, the Lady Vols shot 57% from the field and made 5-of-10 3-pointers to come back.

South Carolina dominates on the glass

South Carolina was hunting for rebounds early Saturday. The Gamecocks controlled the rebounding margin in the first half and finished with an 27-15 advantage on the glass.

When Tennessee worked its way back into the game, the difference in rebounding was a large factor. The Lady Vols switched the rebounding margin back into their favor for much of the second half, finishing with just seven fewer boards.

Despite being evenly matched against the Lady Vols’ height, the Gamecocks proved to be the aggressor on the boards, especially in the first half. They had nearly as many offensive rebounds (13) as the Lady Vols had total rebounds (15) at the break and turned their second-chance opportunities into 12 points in the half.

It started with an apparent trip. Then things got even trippier.

North Carolina basketball player Harrison Ingram, who appeared to get deliberately tripped by Duke star Kyle Filipowski Saturday in a play that set social media aflutter, apparently got ruder treatment from the Cameron Crazies in Durham, North Carolina.

“I got hit with water, ice,’’ Ingram, a junior forward who had 14 points and 10 rebounds, told reporters after the game. “I got hit with a gumball. I was like, who has a gumball? You know, it was all love. It was lit. We were talking crazy. It was fun.’’

In the first half, Filipowski and Ingram got tangled up and both fell to the court. Video shows Ingram got to his feet first and began to run downcourt. Filipowski appeared to stick his leg out, causing Ingram to trip.

“I feel like he tripped me,’’ Ingram said, then added, “But I’m not really sure. I haven’t see the film yet.’’

But at the time of the play, Ingram confirmed, he told official Ted Valentine he thought he’d been tripped.

“I’m not really too sure how that whole situation happened, to be honest,” Filipowski said, per The Associated Press. “I was really just getting up. My foot slipped. I don’t know how I caught him.

‘That’s really all I’ve got.”

Duke coach Jon Scheyer and North Carolina coach Hubert Davis were not asked about the play during their press conferences. 

Scheyer did address Duke’s crowd but not the postgame behavior. “I just want to thank our students, our fans, everybody,” he said. ‘I mean, this environment, I don’t care where you go, it’s the best environment in college basketball. And there’s a part of you that feels like you let them down.’