If there was one thing South Carolina women’s basketball had enough of Thursday night at Georgia, it was free throws.
Frequent trips to the charity stripe paid off for USC (21-5, 10-3 SEC), who got more than a third of their offensive production from there to top Georgia (21-5, 9-4 SEC) 77-65 and take sole possession of second place in the SEC.
The No. 8 Gamecocks attempted 35 and made 27 on the game, both season highs. By contrast, the No. 20 Lady Bulldogs took just 9.
In the first quarter, both teams came out sprinting on offense, scoring more than 20 points each, in sharp contrast to the rivalry’s typically strong defense.