You could be forgiven if you, like me, were working away on Monday afternoon and either unaware or unable to get away long enough to watch the South Carolina women wrap up holiday tournament play in the Bahamas against No. 2 UConn.
But oh man, what a game to miss if you weren’t able to tune in. The top-ranked Gamecocks solidified their place at the peak of the sport with an emphatic 73-57 victory that featured a rally from a 13-point deficit and a dominant fourth quarter, earning a measure of revenge against the Huskies for last season’s defeat and making a statement.