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 Posted: 02/11/21 9:28 pm ::: |
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The South Carolina Gamecocks defeat the Missouri Tigers 77-62 to improve to 16-2 and 11-0 in the SEC. Missouri falls to 7-8 and 3-7 in league play.
The win extends the Gamecocks’ overall league-win steak to 30 games, tying the program record for consecutive overall SEC wins – including SECT and NCAAT wins - that the Gamecocks set from 2015-2017. The SEC record is 36 wins held by Tennessee.
The win is also the 27th consecutive regular-season SEC win for the Gamecocks, breaking a tie they held with Mississippi State and claiming sole position for fifth-best such streak in SEC history: again, Tennessee holds this conference mark as well with 42 wins, a feat they accomplished twice.
In the game tonight, South Carolina continued their poor shooting they displayed in their previous game against Connecticut in the first half, shooting only 38% while Missouri – coming into tonight’s game leading the conference in field goal completion percentage despite having a 7-7 overall record - shot strongly completing 56% of their attempts, and the game was tied 36-36 at the half.
The Gamecocks however seemed to correct things and completed 59% of their attempts in the 2nd half, while holding the Tigers to just 27% after halftime, and pulled away out-scoring the Tigers 41-26. Zia Cooke led the way with 13 2nd half points and 15 pts overall, while Aliyah Boston scored 11 pts on just 5 field goal attempts, with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Destanni Henderson also scored 11 pts with 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 assists with only one turnover. Victaria Saxton added 10 pts, 6 rebounds, a block and a steal.
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