Buoyed by the return of star A’ja Wilson, South Carolina women’s basketball scrapped its way by Tennessee in the SEC tournament quarterfinals on Friday night, winning 73-62.
It was the first time in three meetings this season that the Gamecocks (24-6, 12-4 SEC) have defeated the Lady Vols (23-7, 11-5 SEC), and it just so happened to be the first time that Wilson, the national player of the year favorite, was healthy enough to play UT.
Wilson finished the game with 24 points and 12 rebounds, her 20th double double of the year, despite dealing with symptoms of vertigo all week long.