Handicapping Saturday’s Final Four games

East champion South Carolina is not playing like a No. 7 seed. Maddie Meyer/Getty

April 1, 2017

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1. Gonzaga (36-1) vs. 7. South Carolina (26-10), 6:09 p.m., CBS:

Gonzaga played its best game against Xavier in the West Regional final and will need to at least equal that effort against South Carolina, which is not playing like a No. 7 seed, especially on the defensive end. Gonzaga needs to find a way to penetrate the Gamecocks’ tough defense and use its superior size to its advantage. The Zags are underrated defensively, and their top effort will give the Gamecocks — who are not a great offensive team — problems.

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