Double double-doubles from Aj’a Wilson and Alexis Jennings powered No. 5 South Carolina to a big 72-52 win over No. 14 Duke on Sunday at Colonial Life Arena.
Neither team’s gameplan going into the matchup was much of a secret: South Carolina (8-1) would rely on Wilson, Jennings and the rest of its bigs, while Duke would attempt to collapse on Wilson and out-quick the Gamecocks with guards Rebecca Greenwell and Lexie Brown.
As it turned out, USC managed to maintain Duke’s dangerous long-range shooting, but the Blue Devils had no answers for South Carolina’s post play, as Wilson collected 18 points and 11 rebounds and Jennings put up 21 points and 10 rebounds.