Comment on Stanford, Mississippi St. make Final Four

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Even after Alanna Smith and Stanford pulled off a huge rally to put Stanford in position to reach the Final Four, there still was work to do. That’s when Erica McCall stepped up and blocked Notre Dame’s path. Smith’s layup with 23 seconds left capped Stanford’s comeback from a 16-point deficit in the second half, McCall swatted a last-second shot and the Cardinal edged top-seeded Notre Dame 76-75 Sunday for its first Final Four trip since 2014. The Irish had the ball under their own basket with 2.2 seconds left and there was a series of timeouts before play resumed.