Coming into this one, it was not a shocker to think a blowout was in the cards. The spread was 33 points in USC’s favor, and it featured the top squad in the nation going against a team still seeking its first win in conference play.
That victory did not come tonight, and the blowout did in fact occur.
Top-ranked South Carolina (19-0, 7-0) defeated the struggling Vanderbilt Commodores (9-11, 0-6) Thursday night in Nashville by the score of 96-48.
The game was competitive for about a quarter, and Vanderbilt even had a 9-8 lead with 4:22 remaining in the first period, but as the Gamecocks tend to do, they went on a run right when things got a little tough.