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South Carolina women’s basketball score updates
No. 1 South Carolina survived an intense battle against No. 9 LSU on Thursday, collecting a 76-70 comeback win to remain the nation’s lone undefeated team. The Gamecocks started the game a bit shaky, falling behind by five to mark their largest halftime deficit of the season, but once again showed they are a tough second half team en route to a 28th straight road victory.
It was a nail-biting finish as the game was tied 70-70 with 1:37 remaining. South Carolina’s Bree Hall hit a 3-pointer to give the Gamecocks the lead with 1:14 to go, then Raven Johnson converted a layup with 24 seconds left to seal the deal. Hall was huge for the Gamecocks down the stretch, as she also drained a 3-pointer with 2:54 remaining to bring her team’s lead to 70-67.
Whatever speech Dawn Staley gave her team at halftime certainly worked, however. Her team returned to the court with a lot more energy and focus in the second half. The Gamecocks kept pushing and eventually found a 63-61 lead with 5:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. Former Gamecock Aliyah Boston, now a WNBA star, was in the crowd and stood up to celebrate.
South Carolina’s depth is lethal
Even a tired Angel Reese mentioned South Carolina’s depth at halftime. LSU trotting out its usual seven-player rotation in a physical game like this was bound to be a difficult task.
Both teams saw all of their starters reach double figures, but the Gamecocks also had valuable contributions from their bench, outscoring LSU’s reserves 16-4….read more
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