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WBB GAMEDAY THREAD: 1/2 South Carolina vs 25 Arkansas 02/06 at 8:30pm

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WBB GAMEDAY THREAD: #1/2 SOUTH CAROLINA (21-1) VS. #25/- ARKANSAS (18-4) 8:30pm/FAYETTEVILLE, ARK /BUD WALTON ARENA 

[SIZE= 18px]WBB GAMEDAY THREAD: 1/2[COLOR= rgb(1, 1, 1)] [/COLOR]South Carolina vs. 25 [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]Arkansas[/SIZE]

South Carolina Game Notes (PDF) // WATCH: SEC Network // LISTEN: 107.5 The Game // Live Stats

ABOUT THIS GAME

  • South Carolina is 19-18 all-time against Arkansas with this season's earlier meeting in Columbia breaking the series tie. The Gamecocks are 12-4 against the Razorbacks in the Dawn Staley era and have won 11 of the last 12 meetings, including their last five trips to Bud Walton Arena. Three of those five were decided by single digits, including the most recent trip's 87-79 victory.
  • Tonight's game features two of the five highest-scoring teams in the country as the Razorbacks average 84.1 points (4th) and the Gamecock are in fifth place with 83.3 points. The standings are reversed in SEC games with South Carolina's 86.6 ppg leading Arkansas' 80.0.
  • A win tonight would be the Gamecocks' eighth against a nationally ranked opponent, doubling the four such wins last season. The program record for ranked wins in a season is 13 in 2015-16.
  • Freshman forward Laeticia Amihere will miss her second-straight game while she competes with her Canadian National Team at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium.
GAMECOCK NOTABLES

  • This Gamecock team is among the most balanced in program history in terms of scoring and defending. Carolina's current 83.3 points per game is the best scoring average in program history by 3.1 ppg (1988-89, 80.2 ppg). This season's defense allowing just 56.0 points per game would be sixth in program history (all coming in the Staley era). The mark bests last year's 66.8 scoring defense by a wide margin and edges out the 2016-17 National Championship team's 56.9 pace.
  • South Carolina has scored 42.4 points in the paint per game this season, accounting for 50.9 percent of its total offense. That number is distributed pretty evenly across forwards (22.3 ppg) and guards (10.1 ppg), including eight games in which the guards have matched or out-scored the forwards in the paint.
  • Senior Tyasha Harris and freshman Aliyah Boston were named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 earlier this week. The list included four other SEC entries, matching the Pac-12 for the most of any conference.
  • Sophomore Destanni Henderson has been a dominant force in the last three games, pouring in 11.7 points per game on 57.1 percent field goal shooting while handing out 3.7 assists per game.
  • With 20 points against Tennessee on Sunday, Zia Cooke joined A'ja Wilson with a Gamecock freshman-record three 20-point SEC games. Cooke's other 20-point games came at Alabama (Jan. 5, 20 pts) and against Arkansas (Jan. 9, 21 pts).
BY THE NUMBERS
4 South Carolinas four wins over RPI top-25 teams leads the country, as does its nine wins vs. top-50 RPI teams.

12.7 The Gamecocks have out-scored SEC opponents in the first quarter by 12.7 points (21.8-10.3).

28.6 In SEC play, the South Carolina bench has added 28.6 points per game, led by Destanni Henderson's 8.2 scoring average.

32.9 In 8 games vs. ranked teams, Tyasha Harris has had her hands on 32.9 percent of the Gamecocks' 75.9 ppg as she has scored 12.0 ppg and her assists have led to 13.0 ppg. 

44.6 South Carolina leads the country with a 44.6 offensive rebounding rate.

56.0 The Gamecocks rank 25th in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 56.0 points per game. Only six games have seen an opponent exceed 60 points.

 
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You know Arkansas will be playing tough ball tonight but I do not think they could match up. Should be a good second half. They came on real strong in that 4th qtr. last game and they can make some 3's but I am sure Dawn will have our D ready for them. Glad I will be able to watch tonight, work will be light because of all the rain.

 
Boston traveled with the team to Fayetteville, and Coach Staley stated yesterday she would be a game-time decision....

Turns out the decision was a positive one, as Aliyah will not only dress and play in tonight's game, but she will start as usual!!

 
The #1-ranked Gamecocks lead #25 Arkansas  [SIZE= 18px]46-33[/SIZE]  at the half. Aliyah Boston - a game-time decision to play in the game - shows she's perfectly fine by leading USC with 12 points on 5-5 shooting, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Kiki Herbert-Harrigan scored 11 pts and pulled down 5 rebounds....

 
Gamecocks extend their lead to  [SIZE= 18px]67-49[/SIZE]  over Arkansas through 3 periods of basketball. Boston is beasting on that gimpy foot with 18 pts on 7-7 shooting, 14 rebounds, and 7 blocked shots. Herbert-Harrigan is right behind her with 17 pts, with 7 rebounds.....

 
The #1-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks improve to 22-1, and 10-0 in SEC play with a commanding  [SIZE= 18px]86-65[/SIZE]  victory over the 25th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Kiki Herbert-Harrigan led the way with 25 points and 9 rebounds, while Aliyah Boston returned from her injury scare in the previous game against Tennessee to score 18 points on 7-8 shooting - the miss coming in her final attempt - and 15 rebounds as well as 7 blocks and 2 steals. Zia Cooke also added 14 pts, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.

The Gamecocks will now return home and prepare for their Monday night showdown in the Colonial Life Arena against the Connecticut Huskies. Game starts at 7:00 PM....

 
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