Sweet16

Top-seeded South Carolina overwhelms upset-minded Quinnipiac

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Sure, South Carolina knew a little something about Quinnipiac’s surprising NCAA Tournament run as Connecticut’s other Sweet 16 team. The Gamecocks ignored the “Q” on the front of the opposing jersey and immediately went to work. Kaela Davis, A’ja Wilson and top-seeded South Carolina overpowered the upstarts from the opening tip, scoring the first 16 points…

No. 3/4 Gamecocks Sweet 16 Battle Saturday

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 3/4 South Carolina continues NCAA Tournament action Saturday, playing in its fourth-straight Sweet 16 and fifth in the last six seasons. The Stockton Region’s top seed, the Gamecocks (29-4) take on 12th-seed Quinnipiac (29-6) at 4 p.m. (ET) at Stockton Arena. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES The Gamecocks are playing in their fourth-straight NCAA Sweet 16 and fifth…

Everything you need to know about Carolina-Baylor

NEW YORK CITY (USC SID) — Seventh-seeded South Carolina scored 65 second-half points in an upset win over the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils last Sunday to advance to its first Sweet 16 (current Tournament format) with an 88-81 victory. The Gamecocks are set to face No. 3 seed Baylor on Friday night at Madison Square Garden (7:29 p.m. ET/TBS) with…

USC wraps busy stretch at home before heading to NYC

Practice. Prep work. Pep rallies. It’s been a busy week for Frank Martin and the Gamecocks men’s basketball program. After making their first trip to the Sweet 16 since the NCAA Tournament expanded past 32 teams, excitement and engagement around the team is at an all-time high as they traveled to New York City Wednesday for their regional semifinal with…

Gamecocks head west with a plan for Stockton

After playing their first two games at home, the Gamecocks women’s basketball team now has had to travel across the country for the Sweet 16 to Stockton, CA. Appearing in their fourth-straight regional, Dawn Staley’s program touched down on the west coast just before 11 p.m EST. Before that, the team held their final practice in Columbia Wednesday afternoon. As…