South Carolina point guard Destanni Henderson attempts a shot against Missouri’s Mama Dembele during Thursday’s game in Columbia, SC Sean Rayford / Associated Press
COLOMBIA, SC – Destanni Henderson had seven of his 11 points in a decisive series in the third quarter, while No. 1 South Carolina withdrew from Missouri 77-62 on Thursday night for its 30th straight win against the competition Southeast Conference.
Zia Cooke overcame a bad start to finish with 15 points for the Gamecocks, while Aliyah Boston had 11 points and 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double this season and 22nd of his university career.
It was a satisfactory victory for South Carolina (16-2, 11-0 SEC), who was defeated in 2nd place at UConn on Monday night, just hours after returning to 1st place.
But Missouri (7-8, 3-7) made it difficult, losing just 45-44 in the middle of the third quarter before Henderson took over. She hit a jumper and then another steering basket where it was soiled. After losing the free throw, South Carolina recovered and Henderson opened to a 3-point lead and 52-44 with 2:30 remaining in the period.
(3) LOUISVILLE 85, GEORGIA TECH 70: Dana Evans scored 25 points in her final at home, Kianna Smith scored 13 of her 21 points in the third quarter and the Cardinals (19-1, 12-1 Atlantic Coast) won at home against the Yellow Jackets (11-5, 9- 4).
(4) NORTH CAROLINA STATE 86, CLEMSON 65: Kayla Jones scored 21 points and Wolfpack (13-2, 8-2 Atlantic Coast) regrouped in defeat, defeating the Tigers (10-8, 5-8) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(12) MICHIGAN 62, PURDUE 49: Naz Hillmon scored 21 points, Leigha Brown added 20 and the Wolverines (11-1, 6-1 Big Ten Conference) came back from a three-week COVID layoff with a victory over the Boilermakers (6-10, 3-6) on West Lafayette, Indiana.
(20) KENTUCKY 71, (16) TENNESSEE 56: Chasity Patterson scored 21 points and the Wildcats (14-5, 7-4 SEC) were 10 out of 20 in the 3-point streak to distance themselves from the Vols (12-4, 5-2) in Lexington, Kentucky.
RUTGERS 70, (21) NORTHWEST 54: Tyia Singleton scored 17 points, the best of his career, Tekia Mack had 16 points and 13 rebounds and the Scarlet Knights (7-3, 3-3 Big Ten) defeated the Wildcats (11-5, 9-5) in Evanston, Illinois .
(24) GEORGIA 74, AUBURN 54: Maya Caldwell had her first double career with 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the Bulldogs (15-4, 7-4 SEC) defeat the Tigers (5-14, 0-11) in Athens, Georgia.
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MINNESOTA 71, (24) PURDUE 58: Marcus Carr scored 19 points, Gabe Kalscheur added 16 and the Golden Gophers (12-7, 5-7 Big Ten) recovered late for a victory over the Boilermakers (13-8, 8-6) in Minneapolis.
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