More than once, South Carolina women’s basketball looked as good as finished on the road Sunday against Purdue.
But some how, some way, the Gamecocks kept clawing back and finally came away with the 82-73 win in double overtime.
Early on, the Boilermakers couldn’t seem to generate any offense, missing its first six shots and not scoring for the game’s first 5:30. The Gamecocks (6-4), however, couldn’t take advantage on the opposite end, at one point enduring a 1-for-7 stretch to ensure the score stayed just 5-2 at the first media break.
Into the second quarter, USC managed to get Purdue’s top forwards, Ae’Rianna Harris and Fatou Diagne, into early foul trouble, sending them to the bench.