MINNEAPOLIS — All season long, South Carolina carried an air of dominance, almost to the point of inevitability. The Gamecocks were the No. 1 team in the nation from start to finish, 27-1 in the regular season before losing the SEC tournament final by one basket — just as their only other loss was by that margin. But Dawn Staley still felt immense pressure to win. “Pressure because we were the No. 1 team in the country throughout the entire season, pressure to come into the NCAA Tournament and be the favorites — by most people, not all,” the North Philly native said Sunday night after her team…