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***2021 SEC Tournament Championship South Carolina vs Georgia Game Thread***

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2021 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP​

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC​

#2 Seed SOUTH CAROLINA (21-4, 14-2) vs #4 Seed GEORGIA (20-5, 10-5)​



SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
#7/7 SOUTH CAROLINA (21-4, 14-2) VS. #16/21 GEORGIA (20-5, 10-5)
2:00 P.M.  |  GREENVILLE, S.C.  |  BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA

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GREENVILLE, SC -- The #7/7 South Carolina Gamecocks have returned to a game that has become quite familiar to them: the Championship Game of the 2021 Southeastern Conference Tournament. They will face off against the #16/21 Georgia Bulldogs (20-5, 10-5) in today's game which tips off at 2:00 PM, and is televised on ESPN2. Today's game will be the sixth championship game appearance in the last seven years for the Gamecocks. They are 5-0 in the previous games, including a SEC record four consecutive championship titles from 2015 through 2018.

The Gamecocks reached the Final by defeating #3 Seed Tennessee 67-52 Saturday night, as Zia Cooke scored 17 points and Aliyah Boston had 15 points and 11 rebounds, to lead the way. Georgia advanced by upsetting the #1 seeded Texas A&M 74-68 in their semifinal game Saturday.

THE BIG PICTURE

Tennessee: The Lady Vols used to own this event, winning 17 times between 1980 and 2014. Now, their run of missing the finals has grown to six straight years. Tennessee will have some work ahead to prepare for what they hope is a deep NCAA Tournament run.

South Carolina: While the Gamecocks have a 13-game win streak over Georgia, the Bulldogs are showing patience, versatility and their own ability to regroup quickly as they did to defeat Texas A&M.

GAMECHANGER
Trailing 11-10 at the 4:38 point of the first quarter, sophomore Aliyah Boston drained a three to jumpstart a 19-2 run over the final 4:18 of the quarter that put the Garnet and Black in front for good. Senior LeLe Grissett accounted for four points in the run, while sophomore Zia Cooke scored the final six points of the quarter herself. 
 
KEY STAT 
The Gamecocks won the turnover battle on Saturday, 18-13, and capitalized on those to the tune of 19 points, eclipsing the six points off turnovers tallied by the Lady Vols.

NOTABLES 

  • South Carolina continued its season long streak of not being outrebounded, this time holding a 44-33 edge over the Lady Vols, who tied the Gamecocks in rebounds in the regular-season meeting. Tonight's game was the 17th this season in which Carolina held a double-digit rebounding advantage. 
  • Sophomore Zia Cooke dropped eight of her team-high 17 points in the first quarter, including the last six points of the quarter to cap off Carolina's 19-2 quarter closing run. Cooke has cracked double figures in four straight SEC Tournament games dating back to last season's semifinal against Arkansas. 
  • Sophomore Aliyah Boston hit her offensive groove early with eight points in the first quarter and secured her 14th double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds in addition to her three assists and two blocks. Boston has notched a double-double in three of her five career SEC Tournament games. 
  • Junior Destanni Henderson did most of her damage in the second quarter, with her first three pushing Carolina's lead to 19, and her second three slamming the breaks on a 7-0 Tennessee run. Henderson finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists. 



 
Two teams with great defense - this game may end up being a bit ugly, with low scoring and low shooting percentages. I'm rather wary of that 13-game win streak we have on the Bulldogs: that's got to end sometime. Hopefully sometime later......

 
ConwayGamecock said:
Two teams with great defense - this game may end up being a bit ugly, with low scoring and low shooting percentages. I'm rather wary of that 13-game win streak we have on the Bulldogs: that's got to end sometime. Hopefully sometime later......
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I've got that feeling too. Factor in some tired bodies from the previous two days and I think that's a recipe for a low scoring affair. But I think our height advantage and offensive rebounding capabilities will keep us in the win column. I feel that Lele and Beal will have a big day!

 
Not as low-scoring as I thought. UGA has a strong-shooting 1st Quarter to lead 23-17. One good thing is UGA's big girl Jenna Staiti has already picked up 2 fouls, and may not be seen again until the 2nd half, so hopefully Boston can do some damage inside. But UGA hit 3-4 of their 3-ptrs in the 1st Period: they were 4-4 in the 1st Period yesterday vs Texas A&M, so their offensive execution is very good in the tourney....

 
UGA's shooting came back down to Earth, but USC's own shooting wasn't great either. A lot of fouls and turnovers both ways, but moreso for the Gamecocks. But it was the Gamecocks who hit the 3-ptrs., going 3-4 themselves in the 2nd Qtr., while UGA doesn't attempt one. Zia Cooke hits the final 3-ptr. at the halftime buzzer to tie the game score up, 35-35....

 
Wow.  This is some sloppy looking play.   From sloppy to comical.  

 
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Just got to settle down. The shots are there but missing too many freebies.

 
Gamecocks have a much better quarter in the 3rd Qtr., as they out-score UGA 17-8 in the period and lead UGA 52-43 with the 4th Qtr. left to play. Aliyah Boston is leading the Gamecocks with 19 pts, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. After shooting a torrid 9-15 (60%) in the 1st Qtr., the Bulldogs have shot 9-30 (30%) the rest of the way. Hopefully we keep it up for this final quarter....

 
Ga has to score a lot and fast.  Meanwhile our bigs are putting on a shot blocking clinic now.  

 
have they given Boston a rest in this half? seems a good time to give her a few minutes.

Of course they can do whatever they want and knows best.

 
GregoryHouse said:
have they given Boston a rest in this half? seems a good time to give her a few minutes.

Of course they can do whatever they want and knows best.
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She got a lot of rest in the 1st half - wasn't in foul trouble (she picked up her 2nd foul very late in the 1st half), but got rest 5 minutes into the game after her 1st foul, and played about 14 minutes of the first half. She's up to 28 minutes total now.....

 
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