***2021 Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament 2nd RD: #1 South Carolina vs #9 Oregon Game Thread***

[ConwayGamecock]

Gamecocks lead 44-26 at the halftime. Zia Cooke leads with 13 points on 5-7 shooting, and Laeticia Amihere adds 10 pts on 3-5 shooting, and 5 rebounds. The Gamecocks dominated on the boards 22-10 for the half, and hold the edge in points in the paint 22-16....

 

[ConwayGamecock]

Oregon goes off on a 13-0 run against the Gamecocks B-Team, and the Gamecocks lead 63-44 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. At one point it was 59-31, and turning into a laugher. But Gamecocks are still in control.....

 

[ConwayGamecock]

Gamecocks empty their bench against the Oregon starters for the final 5 minutes, and obviously a lot of missed shots, turnovers, and fouls. After having the lead cut down to 19 by the end of the 3rd period, the Gamecocks worked it back up to 29 78-49 by the 4:28 mark of the 4th Qtr., then emptied their bench.

The Ducks out-scored the Gamecocks the rest of the way 14-2, but the Gamecocks win 80-63 to advance to the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship game against Connecticut.

Zia Cooke led the way with 20 pts on 6-9 shooting, and 2-3 from the 3-pt. line. She added 5 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Laeticia Amihere added a career high 18 pts on 6-10 shooting, with 7 rebounds, and 2 steals. Aliyah Boston added 16 pts on 7-12 shooting, with 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.


Bring on Connecticut......