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Gamecocks handle Belmont 74-52, face Florida State next in NCAA Tournament

The South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team got back on track after its short and disappointing stay in the SEC Tournament, regrouping to cruise past Belmont 74-52 on Friday in the NCAA Tournament’s opening round.

The fourth-seeded Gamecocks got off to a slow and shaky start in Charlotte, closing the first quarter with just a 16-13 advantage against the smaller Bruins. But then South Carolina got back to its defensive roots, and held 13th-seeded Belmont to just three points in the second quarter to take a more solid 29-16 lead into the locker room.

After halftime, it was all South Carolina, as the offense followed the defense’s lead and came alive.