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 NEW YORK (AP) - South Carolina found its game right where it left it last year. Renaldo Balkman scored 23 points and the Gamecocks earned a chance to defend their NIT championship with a 78-63 win over Louisville in the semifinals Tuesday night.
"It feels good," said Brandon Wallace, who had a career-high 19 points. "This is what we planned to do when we came up here, just handling business."
The Gamecocks, who beat Saint Joseph's in the final last year, can become the second team to win consecutive NIT crowns with a win over Michigan on Thursday night. The Wolverines beat Old Dominion 66-43 in the other semifinal Tuesday night.
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