Fresh off a nail-biter overtime victory in Oxford against the Ole Miss Rebels, USC fans were likely wondering if the road “struggles” would carry over to Thursday when the Cocks traveled to Knoxville.
I think it’s safe to say the team responded about as well as one could.
Top-ranked South Carolina (28-0, 15-0) defeated the Tennessee Lady Volunteers (20-10, 12-3) Thursday night by the score of 73-60. USC also clinched a share of the SEC regular season title.
Although there was a happy ending to this particular story, it did not necessarily start that way.
The shooting woes from Sunday carried over during the first quarter, which featured the Cocks shooting a combined 25% from the field in addition to missing every shot taken from long range.