Look: Kamilla Cardoso buzzer-beater 3 saves South Carolina vs. Tennessee in SEC Tournament
Down two with 1.1 seconds.
One shot.
That is what South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley faced in Saturday's SEC women's basketball tournament semifinal against Tennessee. And in March, expect the unexpected right?
Staley drew it up for senior forward Kamilla Cardoso touch the ball coming out of a timeout, and Cardoso hit her first career 3-pointer as the Gamecocks avoided a stunner against Tennessee, 74-73, in Greenville, S.C.
South Carolina will face either LSU or Ole Miss in Sunday's tournament final.
REQUIRED READING: Kamilla Cardoso's buzzer-beater sends South Carolina women's basketball past Tennessee, 74-73
"I knew that the players that we had on the floor, pretty much the only player that was going to be open was Kamilla," Staley said of her thought process with the play she drew up postgame on the SEC Network. "I just told Raven (Johnson) to get the ball to Kamilla.
"It could not have happened to a better person."
It was the first 3-pointer that Cardoso attempted since the 2020-21 season, when she played for Syracuse.
Kamilla Cardoso 3-pointer vs. Tennessee
KAMILLA. FREAKING. CARDOSO!!! pic.twitter.com/KxV40Osnhe
— South Carolina Women's Basketball (@GamecockWBB) March 9, 2024
FINAL: KAMILLA CARDOSO THREE AT THE BUZZER TO WIN IT!!!
SOUTH CAROLINA ADVANCES TO THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP@GamecockWBB | @wachfox pic.twitter.com/lI9ptaRaNk— Matt Vereen (@MattVereen) March 9, 2024
Here's a sample of how the college basketball world reacted to Cardoso's epic shot against Tennessee:
Social media reacts to Kamilla Cardoso 3-pointer vs. Tennessee
Cause what yall thought!!!!🔥🔥KILLA MILLA https://t.co/hcCvkN5H2l
— Aliyah A. Boston (@aa_boston) March 9, 2024
Kamila Cardoso just banked in her first three-pointer of the season to beat Tennessee at the buzzer.
Incredible.— Kyle Huesmann (@HuesmannKyle) March 9, 2024
SEE YOU ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY FAMS pic.twitter.com/skPkwqm9Ah
— South Carolina Women's Basketball (@GamecockWBB) March 9, 2024
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA BEATS NO. 5 TENNESSEE ON BUZZER BEATER 🤯 pic.twitter.com/aggcqd3WCm
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 9, 2024
KAMILLA CARDOSO HITS HER FIRST CAREER THREE AT THE BUZZER TO SEND SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP 😱 pic.twitter.com/p2yDXRmGQK
— ESPN (@espn) March 9, 2024
KAMILLA CARDOSO.
SHE BANKS IN A 3 AT THE BUZZER TO KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA'S UNDEFEATED SEASON ALIVE.
WHAT. A. GAME.— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) March 9, 2024
WHAT A SHOT!!!
South Carolina wins at the buzzer. (🎥 @MattVereen) pic.twitter.com/c6ib8T3HK7— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) March 9, 2024
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Video: Kamilla Cardoso buzzer-beater 3 saves South Carolina vs Tennessee