No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball left no doubt that it was ready for it first round game against No. 16 Howard on Friday. The Gamecocks, which lost 64-62 to Kentucky in the SEC tournament, set the tone early and took a commanding 44-4 lead into halftime against the Bison.
To put the Gamecocks’ dominance in perspective, South Carolina holding Howard to four points became a new NCAA tournament record for the fewest points allowed in a half of a first or second round game.
The previous low was eight points in the first half in a game between Prairie View and Baylor on March 20, 2011.