Turnover-plagued Usc Blown Out By No. 1 South Carolina In Season-ending Loss

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Monday nighttime served arsenic a litmus trial for ninth-seeded USC to spot really a programme connected its measurement backmost to prominence measured up against top-seeded powerhouse South Carolina.

The Trojans were nary lucifer successful nan frontcourt against South Carolina, suffering 101-61 season-ending nonaccomplishment successful nan 2nd information of nan NCAA tourney connected Monday.

South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards and Madina Okot sewage going early, scoring 9 of nan Gamecocks’ first 11 points. South Carolina would decorativeness nan crippled pinch 60 points successful nan paint. Edwards vanished nan crippled pinch 23 points and 10 rebounds and Okot had 15 points and 15 rebounds.

USC freshman Jazzy Davidson, who scored a phenomenal 31 points successful her NCAA tourney debut Saturday against Clemson, missed her first 2 shots. But she recovered and recovered immoderate violative rhythm, finishing pinch 16 points. Kennedy Smith picked up nan slack successful nan first half, scoring 9 of USC’s first 15 points. Unfortunately, she struggled aft that and vanished 4 for 15 from nan floor.

Davidson deed a 3 pinch 3:54 near successful nan first half that seemed to springiness nan Trojans immoderate life contempt a 14-point deficit. However, things conscionable sewage worse — USC (18-14) turned complete six times earlier halftime. South Carolina (33-3), meanwhile, went connected a 16-0 tally to return a 51-21 halftime lead.

The 2nd half didn’t get immoderate easier for USC, pinch South Carolina forcing 3 much turnovers successful nan first 3 minutes. The Trojans vanished pinch 27 turnovers, which South Carolina converted into 29 points.

Londynn Jones was a spark disconnected nan bench, finishing pinch 20 points to lead nan Trojans.

South Carolina will play No. 4 Oklahoma successful nan Sweet 16 connected Saturday.