In a bracket full of routs and chalk, any lower seed to take a lead on a higher seed draws outsized attention. But a No. 1 seed, winner of 16 quadrant 1 games, boasting a résumé many believed the selection committee snubbed for the No. 1 overall seed falling behind in the second round? That can be cause for concern.
The last time South Carolina trailed at halftime was that ugly 29-point blunder to Connecticut that ultimately dropped them out of the top overall seed line. The Gamecocks scored nine points in the second quarter of that rout, the fewest of a quarter in their season.