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*** #1/1 USC WBB (2-0) vs. Clemson (1-1) Game Thread ***

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GAME DAY PARKING NOTES

  • Please note that several events on Wednesday night will affect traffic and parking in the area of Colonial Life Arena. 
  • Basketball games will require $10 for event parking as the Koger Center hosts "Broadway in Columbia."
  • Fans park in Pendleton Street Garage for $10 per car and ride the shuttle to and from Colonial Life Arena to avoid traffic.

GAMECOCK NOTABLES

  • Prior to tonight's game, South Carolina will celebrate its 2021-22 accomplishments by distributing rings and unveiling banners to recognize the program's sixth SEC Tournament title and third trip to the NCAA Final Four.
  • Tonight's game is the home opener for South Carolina, which is 25-7 all-time in home openers, including an 11-2 mark under head coach Dawn Staley. The Gamecocks have won their last 10 home openers and are 17-2 in home openers played in Colonial Life Arena.

Broadcast: 107.5, SECN+

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https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2021/11/16/gamecocks-set-for-home-opener-wednesday.aspx

 
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This rivalry game hasn't had great meaning for a while, since the Gamecocks got so good consistently, and the Tigers kinda fell off the deep end. Once upon a time this game would bring a decent-sized crowd - even before we started leading the nation in home attendance. The year the Colonial Life Arena opened, the first game played in it was the Women Gamecocks' season opener, and it was against Clemson, a 72-58 Gamecock win that was played in front of 17,712 fans. Beginning with that 2002-03 season, the Gamecocks have gone 14-4 against the Tigers, with 3 of those 4 losses going to overtime.

But tonight's game against the Tigers have a special, if unnoticed, significance to the rivalry series. Currently, Clemson holds a 33-32 series lead over the Gamecocks. Before that 14-4 run, they held a 29-18 lead. Tonight with a win the Gamecocks can tie up the series.

And what's special about that, is it would be the first time the Gamecocks have either tied or led in the rivalry series since it was 0-0. For 65 games going back to the 1975-76 season, we've always trailed behind the Tigers. With the expected win tonight, that all changes......

 
That's interesting, the overall record vs the rival and a chance to even it up tonight.  Dawn certainly knows how to run a program.

 
Gamecocks playing listlessly and going through the motions for the 1st quarter. They barely lead 15-14 after the first 10 minutes of play. Clemson's previous game was a loss to the Ivy League's Columbia. They obviously are looking to give a better showing of themselves tonight....

 
 
A better start to the 2nd quarter. Gamecocks out-scored the Tigers 5-0 halfway through the period, and lead 20-14, but looks like it will be very much a low-scoring affair unless we explode offensively after halftime.........

 
Gamecocks lead 27-17 at the half after out-scoring the Clemson Tigers 12-3 for the 2nd quarter. But it was ugly all around, with rampant fouling for both teams, and plenty of turnovers for the Gamecocks. They are on pace for 26 fouls and 26 turnovers unless they fix some things.

Henderson, Cardoso, and Amihere lead the Gamecocks with 6 points each.Amihere has 5 rebounds, and Cardoso has 3 blocks in the first half.

Boy......

 
My ESPN+ subscription won't let me watch the game for some reason nor is my GC app working.  WTH?

 
At least the foul-fest is working both ways - three Tigers now with 3 fouls each, with still 4 minutes to play in the 3rd period. Have to think if this high foul accumulation continues for both teams, that the Gamecocks' depth will start to take over.........

 
Gamecocks score only 27 points in the first half. They score 27 pts in the 3rd quarter alone, and now lead Clemson 54-32 through 3 periods. The Gamecocks shot 9-14 (.643) for the period, and 4-7 (.571) from the 3-pt. line. Lets see more of that for the 4th qtr.........

 
Gamecocks win over the Clemson Tigers 76-45 to improve to 3-0 on the season, and to tie up the rivalry series 33-33 all-time. Gamecocks out-scored the Tigers 49-28 in the 2nd half after struggling with turnovers and fouls in the first half. They only had 4 of their 17 turnovers after halftime, and 7 of their 20 fouls. South Carolina shot 19-32 (.594) from the field in the 2nd half, and 5-11 (.455) from behind the arc.

Destanni Henderson led the team with 16 pts on 5-10 shooting and 3-5 from the 3-pt. line, with 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and 1 steal. Zia Cooke scored 13 pts on 4-7 shooting and 2-3 from the 3 in only 17 minutes of foul-prone play. Aliyah Boston - also saddled with fouls early - scored 11 pts on 5-9 shooting plus 1-2 from the 3, with 5 rebounds and 1 block. Laeticia Amihere added 10 pts on 3-7 shooting, with 6 boards, 2 blocks and 1 steal. Brea Beal added 8 pts on 3-5 shooting, 2-3 from the 3, with 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals. Kamilla Cardoso added 6 pts on 1-3 shooting (4-4 at the FT line), with 3 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Freshmen Breezy Hall added 1 point from the charity stripe, but also played solid defense and added 6 rebounds to tie for the team lead. Sania Feagin came in for the final 2 minutes of the game, and scored 6 pts on 3-3 shooting. Starter Victaria Saxton took no shots and scored no points, but added 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal for the game.

Onward and upward. We have been starting games poorly with the turnovers, but clean things up after halftime. When we open a game on fire like we end them, then we'll see something special to see......

 
Boston ended up with 11 points in only 17 minutes played. The refs called it very tight on the big girls(both ways). Both clemsux and the Gamecocks were limited in the big girl minutes per player.

 
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