Knoxville, tan. (AP) -Jes Edwards scored 18 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina to his 15th right victory, 70-63 over 18 Tennessee on Monday night.
Milais Fulvilly added 11 points, and The-Hina Paopa, Chloe Kitts and Raven Johnson all had 10 for Gamecocks (20-1, 8-0 Southeast Conference).
Lady Vols (15-5, 3-5) had coach Kim Caldwell back to the side line after she missed the loss last week in Texas after the birth of her son. Tennessee, who lost three in a row, was led by Ruby Whitehorn with 12 points. Taleysia Cooper added 11.
With 6:50 to play in the second quarter, Talaysee Cooper of Tennessee hit a bucket to lift Lady Vols 20-17. Then Tennessee went more than six minutes without a basket while South Carolina took control with her 18-1 to lead 35-36 at halftime.
Remarkable
- Gamecock’s defense held Tennessee up to 63 points, its largest point of the season and 30 below their average of 93.4 ppg. It was the sixth straight game against a ranked opponent that the defense allowed less than 65 points.
- Five Gamecocks scored in double numbers, making it an eighth game with at least so many two -digit goal scorers.
- Freshman Joyce Edwards gathered his 15th play in double figures, leading the team for the ninth time with 18 points after lifting 11 in the first half, five of which came to 14-2, performed by Gamecocks, which returned them to the top.
- Milaysia Fulvilly 3 3 years only at 1:55 game in the second quarter put Gamecocks in the front for the first time in the game. It finished with 11 points for its 11th Two -digit evaluation game.
- The Te-Hina Paopao finished with 10 points, emphasized by three in the second quarter, which limited 18-5, gamcocks mileage to rise by 11.
- Raven Johnson raised 10 points of 10 points, hitting 3 in the third quarter, giving South Carolina the biggest lead of the game at this point 52-34.
- Chloe Kits hit his second 3 of the season as part of the 8-2 Gamecock Run to open the third quarter, ending with 10 points for his 11th match for the season in double figures. She walked on Gamecocks on the glass for the team tall 10th Time this season with seven boards
- Madi McDaniel has published a new SECT career with six points, returning Gamecocks to a point with his first game bucket at the end of the first quarter.