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Third-quarter funk sinks South Carolina’s upset bid of UConn

Dawn Staley insists South Carolina women’s basketball is getting closer and closer to finally defeating powerhouse Connecticut.

And for a half on Monday, the No. 11 Gamecocks proved her right, matching the No. 4 Huskies shot for shot and even taking an early lead, silencing the home crowd at XL Center.

Then UConn asserted itself in a major way.

In the end, the result was more of the frustrating same for Gamecock fans — Connecticut took home the 97-79 win, its eighth in a row over USC (17-7, 9-1 SEC).

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A 29-12 third quarter proved to be the major difference, as the Huskies held Staley’s team to 28.