NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- South Carolina's A'ja Wilson didn't feel good enough to watch the Gamecocks' regular-season finale last Sunday at Tennessee. Dealing with the effects of vertigo, she stayed home to rest. South Carolina struggled without her, losing by 19.
Wilson also had missed the teams' first meeting, a 16-point loss at South Carolina on Jan. 14, with an ankle injury. So when the Lady Vols and Gamecocks met for a third time this season on Friday in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, all eyes were on Wilson.
It was a little like her freshman season: She came off the bench and made an immediate impact.