The program broke its 16-year postseason drought last season with a bid and made it to the second round before losing to regional host Minnesota. The Gamecocks are 5-8 all-time in the national tournament, advancing to the second round in five of eight trips.
The Gamecocks' power forward, a four-year starter, has been the only constant through a stretch of three losses in four games, and with leading scorer AJ Lawson turnover-prone on Sunday, South Carolina needed him to be as productive.
Freshman Aliyah Boston had a career-high 20 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 5 South Carolina pulled away in the fourth quarter to upset No. 2 Baylor 74-59 on Saturday at the Paradise Jam tournament.
After South Carolina's 38-3 loss to Clemson, true freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski approached senior offensive lineman Donell Stanley. He offered an apology for not getting Stanley one final win as a Gamecock, and then said, "Thanks for everything."
Trevor Lawrence threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Clemson to its 27th straight victory and second consecutive 12-0 regular season with a 38-3 victory over rival South Carolina on Saturday.
The Gamecock victory was built on defense, though, as South Carolina returned to its lock-down effort on that end of the court. Washington State scored just nine points each in the first and third quarters on combined 25.0 percent shooting.
It's the third time in four seasons the Gamecocks have finished in at least the NCAA quarterfinals. South Carolina will graduate five seniors in Grace Fisk, Mikayla Krzeczowski, Elexa Bahr, Tatumn Milazzo and Rebecca Koch.
South Carolina suffered a rare bad-shooting night, falling to Indiana 71-57 in the Paradise Jam. The Gamecocks led after the first quarter and dominated the third quarter, but foul trouble to key Gamecocks derailed the offense late in the loss.
AJ Green scored 26 points, including Northern Iowa's last 10 points, leading the Panthers to a 78-72 win over South Carolina in the third-place game at the Cancun Challenge on Wednesday night.
As the Carolina-Clemson rivalry game approaches, ABC Columbia looks back at some of the most memorable moments in the Palmetto Bowl. In 2004, the Gamecocks and Tigers played a game no one will ever forget. Former Gamecock Preston Thorne was there.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that reliever Carl Edwards Jr. and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $950,000, one-year contract.
This week, leading up to the Carolina-Clemson game Saturday afternoon, ABC Columbia takes a look at some of the greatest moments in the history of the rivalry. In this installment, former Gamecock offensive lineman Mason Zandi looks back at Carolina's 27-17 win over Clemson in 2012.
Erik Stevenson had 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals and Wichita State led wire-to-wire in a 70-47 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night to advance to the title game of the Cancun Challenge.