No. 4/5 South Carolina had a rare tough shooting outing in a 73-61 loss at No. 10/9 Tennessee Sunday. The Gamecocks (26-3, 14-2 SEC) shot just 38.5 percent from the field, and the Lady Vols (24-5, 13-3 SEC) won the battle of the boards 48-39 to secure the win. Junior forward Aleighsa Welch led South Carolina in scoring and rebounding, just missing out on a double-double with 16 points and nine boards.
In a game that featured 13 lead changes and two overtimes, Clemson prevailed 77-73 over Maryland in the final scheduled meeting between the two as ACC foes Sunday in Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson’s win was its ninth in the ACC this season and pushed the Tigers to 18-10 overall. Maryland fell to 15-14 and 7-9 in conference play.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Brenton Williams scored 24 points for South Carolina, and Kentucky coach John Calipari was ejected midway through the second half as the Gamecocks held off the 17th-ranked Wildcats 72-67 on Saturday night,
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The lone regular-season matchup between No. 4 South Carolina and No. 10 Tennessee won’t have any impact on the Southeastern Conference championship.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Ingram scored 25 points and had five steals to help North Carolina Central crush South Carolina State 86-44 on Saturday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Shortstop Marcus Mooney had three RBIs, starter Jack Wynkoop gave up two runs in more than six innings of work and South Carolina clinched its annual showdown series with Clemson with a 10-2 victory on Saturday.
No. 1 Florida vs. LSU, 4 p.m.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Grayson Greiner had a grand slam and five RBIs as South Carolina rallied past Clemson for a 9-6 victory Friday night to continue their dominance in the state rivalry.
No. 1 Florida vs. LSU, 4 p.m.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tiffany Mitchell scored a career-high 25 points and No. 4 South Carolina wrapped up its first Southeastern Conference title with a 67-56 victory over Georgia on Thursday night.
