At halftime, Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley praised her team’s connectedness on defense, and that group was possibly even more suffocating than usual. After Purdue (4-3) scored its 10th point with 5:26 to go in the first quarter, South Carolina (7-1) allowed only eight points in the next 15-plus minutes, running out to a 53-18 lead.

After losing for the first time in two seasons to UCLA, the South Carolina Gamecocks have put together back to back wins, this time a dominant victory over the

The Boilermakers were outmuscled and outworked. However, their inside players either blocked or altered 13 shots.

The No. 4 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team took on Purdue at the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Saturday. It was USC's second and final game in the event

The Purdue women's basketball team dropped its final game of the Elevance Health Tip-Off 99-51 to reigning national

The Gamecocks have been excellent since falling to UCLA last Sunday, winning their last two games by 40 and 48 points, respectively.

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