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Tip was scheduled for 7:00, but the Arizona-Louisville game went into overtime so I'd guess tip will be closer to 7:20. The game is on ESPNews.
Saniya Rivers is out tonight due to illness.
According to the Bottom Line tipoff is now at 7:24 eastern.
Since we have time to kill, let's review the pronunciation guide for the Coyotes. It's "KI-yotes" and for short they are the "Yotes." Keep this in your back pocket for when you need to make conversation with relatives at Thanksgiving.
Starters: Henny, Saxton, Boston, Beal, Cooke.
Cooke drives and draws a foul. Then Boston drives and misses. At least the ball got inside.
Henny scores on a a drive, Beal is called for a charge under the rim, and Boston hits a layup. The first five possessions all ended with a shot at the rim.
Cardoso was first off the bench. Johnson and Amihere are next. Gamecocks lead 6-0 at the media timeout.
Johnson is down in pain. It appears to be a left knee injury.
Eniya Russell checks in for Johnson, her first action of the season.
Cardoso picks up her second foul, so she's probably done for the half. Cooke draws a foul with 0.5 left in the quarter and hits both FTs. South Carolina leads 17-7 after 1Q
12 of South Carolina's points came in the paint. The other five came from the foul line.
The first jumper is from Aliyah Boston, naturally.
South Carolina leads 25-13 at the media timeout.
Littleton picks up where she left off and drills a three. Then Henny makes one. She must really like Sioux Falls: she already has 9 points and 4 assists.
Korngable has all but three of SD's points yet for some reason Littleton doesn't guard her in transition. Korngable hits a three and Littleton hits the bench.
Bree Hall's first career basket is a corner three to end the 2Q. Gamecocks lead 39-24 at halftime.
South Carolina has a 20-11 rebounding advantage, 16 points in the paint, is 5-8 from three and 6-8 from the foul line while shooting 53.8% from the floor. Cooke has 10 points, Henny has 9 points and 5 assists. Korngable has 18 for South Dakota, so maybe guard her.
Same starters for the second half.
Beal has three rebounds, a basket, and a block in the first 90 seconds.
Per USC: Raven Johnson "is back on the sideline with us but won't return to the court tonight. Will know after we return to Columbia."
Every time the Coyotes make a little run, Henderson has hit a three. She has 15 points and the Gamecocks lead 49-32 at the media timeout.
Cardoso makes a free throw to put the Gamecocks up 21 going into the fourth. The Gamecocks had 20-point leads in the third quarter each of the last two years and coasted in the fourth. It almost cost them last year.
Wesolek is in the game.
Sania Feagin gets her first basket on a nice play inside.
South Carolina beats South Dakota 72-41 behind 15 points from Destanni Henderson.
Dawn Staley on Raven Johnson's injury: "I really haven’t had time to talk to our medical staff so we’re going to wait until she can be seen when we get back." Johnson returned to the bench wearing a large brace/wrap on her left leg.
Saniya Rivers is out tonight due to illness.
According to the Bottom Line tipoff is now at 7:24 eastern.
Since we have time to kill, let's review the pronunciation guide for the Coyotes. It's "KI-yotes" and for short they are the "Yotes." Keep this in your back pocket for when you need to make conversation with relatives at Thanksgiving.
Starters: Henny, Saxton, Boston, Beal, Cooke.
Cooke drives and draws a foul. Then Boston drives and misses. At least the ball got inside.
Henny scores on a a drive, Beal is called for a charge under the rim, and Boston hits a layup. The first five possessions all ended with a shot at the rim.
Cardoso was first off the bench. Johnson and Amihere are next. Gamecocks lead 6-0 at the media timeout.
Johnson is down in pain. It appears to be a left knee injury.
Eniya Russell checks in for Johnson, her first action of the season.
Cardoso picks up her second foul, so she's probably done for the half. Cooke draws a foul with 0.5 left in the quarter and hits both FTs. South Carolina leads 17-7 after 1Q
12 of South Carolina's points came in the paint. The other five came from the foul line.
The first jumper is from Aliyah Boston, naturally.
South Carolina leads 25-13 at the media timeout.
Littleton picks up where she left off and drills a three. Then Henny makes one. She must really like Sioux Falls: she already has 9 points and 4 assists.
Korngable has all but three of SD's points yet for some reason Littleton doesn't guard her in transition. Korngable hits a three and Littleton hits the bench.
Bree Hall's first career basket is a corner three to end the 2Q. Gamecocks lead 39-24 at halftime.
South Carolina has a 20-11 rebounding advantage, 16 points in the paint, is 5-8 from three and 6-8 from the foul line while shooting 53.8% from the floor. Cooke has 10 points, Henny has 9 points and 5 assists. Korngable has 18 for South Dakota, so maybe guard her.
Same starters for the second half.
Beal has three rebounds, a basket, and a block in the first 90 seconds.
Per USC: Raven Johnson "is back on the sideline with us but won't return to the court tonight. Will know after we return to Columbia."
Every time the Coyotes make a little run, Henderson has hit a three. She has 15 points and the Gamecocks lead 49-32 at the media timeout.
Cardoso makes a free throw to put the Gamecocks up 21 going into the fourth. The Gamecocks had 20-point leads in the third quarter each of the last two years and coasted in the fourth. It almost cost them last year.
Wesolek is in the game.
Sania Feagin gets her first basket on a nice play inside.
South Carolina beats South Dakota 72-41 behind 15 points from Destanni Henderson.
Dawn Staley on Raven Johnson's injury: "I really haven’t had time to talk to our medical staff so we’re going to wait until she can be seen when we get back." Johnson returned to the bench wearing a large brace/wrap on her left leg.
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