The defending champion Gamecocks (21-4) will seek their sixth tournament crown since 2015 on Sunday against No. 16 Georgia, which beat top-seeded and No. 2 Texas A&M 74-68 in the other semifinal.
Starting pitcher Brannon Jordan struck out a career-high 11 batters in his five innings. He allowed just one hit and walked three.
Clemson’s 10-6 record in conference play marks the Tigers’ best ACC winning percentage since the 2007-08 season.
Keyshawn Bryant scored 16 points and Jalyn McCreary 14 points for the Gamecocks (6-14, 4-12), who haven’t won at Rupp Arena since 2009.
MiLaysia Fulwiley put in 29 points to help Keenan top Bishop England, 62-55 Friday afternoon for the 3A state championship. The win gives the Raiders back-to-back state titles.
A 3-pointer from Weronika Hipp was off the mark as the final buzzer sounded, and Clemson came up short to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Friday.
Zia Cooke knows things have changed for South Carolina. She and her teammates took the first step at changing them back at the SEC Tournament.
The Gamecock baseball team opened its three-game series with Mercer with a 5-1 win Friday night at Founders Park.
Freshmen Max Wagner and Caden Grice both hit home runs in a seven-run fifth inning, and Bryce Teodosio and Jonathan French added long balls in Clemson’s 13-7 victory over Notre Dame at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday afternoon.
A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a mangled SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern California, authorities said in court documents obtained Friday.
