Perfect basketball continues to elude South Carolina, but the Gamecocks continue to make enough plays to keep their season alive. That trend continued Saturday, as USC (29-6) earned a tense 79-63 win over No. 11 seed Buffalo in the Sweet 16.
Senior forward A’ja Wilson led the way as usual for South Carolina, registering 20 points and 12 rebounds. Still, though the Gamecocks never trailed after the first quarter, they were never able to effectively crush the upstart Bulls either, who rode 29 points from junior guard Cierra Dillard to keep the game constantly within reach.
In the first five minutes of the game, the Gamecocks turned the ball over four times, often in live-ball situations that led to easy transition points for the guard-heavy Bulls.