KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Zia Cooke scored 19 factors and Kierra Fletcher had 15 as No. 1 South Carolina spoiled Tennessee’s pack-the-paint technique in a 73-60 victory Thursday night time.

The Gamecocks (28-0, 15-0 Southeastern Convention) clinched at the very least a tie for the regular-season convention title.

The Woman Volunteers (20-10, 12-3) jammed the center, attempting to restrict alternatives for star Aliyah Boston and daring the Gamecocks to beat them from the perimeter. Boston completed with 11 factors.

Fletcher and Cooke mixed to hit 5 of 8 3-pointers, with Cooke scoring all of her factors after being held scoreless within the first quarter.

The Gamecocks dominated the rebounding 48-34, with 20 of them on the offensive glass. Kamilla Cardoso had 15 boards and Brea Beal had 11 factors and 11 rebounds.

Rickea Jackson scored 21 factors for Tennessee, which led 19-10 after the opening quarter. Jordan Horston had 14 factors and 11 rebounds and Karoline Striplin added 11 factors.

9 straight third-quarter factors, 5 by Fletcher, turned a detailed sport right into a double-digit distinction.

South Carolina had a 17-point run within the second quarter because it rallied from 10 all the way down to later take a 33-29 halftime lead. Cooke scored eight straight factors in that stretch.

The Woman Vols had been held scoreless for greater than 6 minutes earlier than Striplin hit a 3-pointer simply earlier than the break.

The Gamecocks went the ultimate 4:44 of the primary quarter with out scoring as Tennessee constructed a 19-10 lead.

Notables

• The Gamecocks turned the tide within the second quarter after a 19-10 deficit, happening a 17-0 run and outscoring the Woman Vols 23-10 to ascertain a 4 level lead on the half. South Carolina’s protection did the work, forcing 4 turnovers and grabbing 18 rebounds within the interval.
• Cooke led the way in which offensively for the 14th time in 28 video games this season, happening her personal 8-0 run within the second quarter with back-to-back threes, and scoring the following 11 of her 19 factors within the second half on 5-of-8 taking pictures from the sector and flattening her third three of the sport.
• Kierra Fletcher had a dominant night time, placing up a brand new SEC career-high 15 factors highlighted by going 2-of-2 from the 3-point line and scoring 5 in an 8-0 run by the Gamecocks to finish the third quarter.
• Brea Beal recorded the second double-double of her profession, posting 11 factors and 11 rebounds, together with her six offensive boards tying a profession excessive … Her 5 assists marked the eleventh time this season having lead the staff within the class.
• Aliyah Boston tallied her thirteenth double-digit sport inside the final 14, scoring the primary 4 factors of the sport for South Carolina and securing a team-high 4 blocks on the night time