South Carolina center Alaina Coates (Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork) earned her fourth SEC Freshman of the Week selection of the season, the league office announced today. Sharing the honor with Florida’s Ronni Williams this week, Coates has earned the award more than any other Gamecock freshman before her.
With Steve Spurrier cheering them on, Alaina Coates and the #7 Carolina women rolled to a 78-62 win over Missouri at the Colonial Life Arena Sunday afternoon. The Gamecocks improved to 20-2 overall, 8-1 in the Southeastern Conference. USC has now won 20 games in three straight seasons and is in first place in the SEC.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Smith scored 16 points and hit two key 3-pointers late in the game as South Carolina State defeated Florida A&M 63-59 in overtime Saturday.
No. 7/8 South Carolina looks for its 20th win of the season on Sunday as Missouri comes to Colonial Life Arena for a 3 p.m. tipoff. Fans will receive a neon “There’s No Place Like Home” t-shirt at the door, while supplies last up to 4,000. Students will also receive free food vouchers. The Gamecocks (19-2, 7-1 SEC) are coming off a dominating offensive performance, scoring a school SEC-game record 99 points against Ole Miss Thursday night. The Tigers (14-7, 3-5 SEC) are fresh off an upset of No. 16/18 Vanderbilt on the same night. Missouri is second in the nation with 9.6 3-pointers made per game, while South Carolina ranks second in the conference in 3-point percentage defense.
SC State edged out Florida A&M 63-59 in Tallahassee Saturday. It was the Bulldogs first road MEAC win since 2011 when they also won at FAMU.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Marshall Henderson scored 21 points, Jarvis Summers added 15 and Mississippi rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat South Carolina 75-71 on Saturday.
Paine College pulled away in the final three minutes to edge Benedict College 71-65 on Saturday, handing the Tigers their second straight loss.
No. 1 Arizona at California, 10:30 p.m.
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K.J. McDaniels scored 26 points as Clemson defeated Florida State 53-49 on the road in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday afternoon.
