South Carolina Basketball: Gamecocks trounce Terrapins, score 114 points
By Kevin Miller
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South Carolina Basketball vs. Maryland:
Statistics, Scoring, and Observations
In a rematch of last year’s Elite Eight matchup, South Carolina basketball and Maryland faced off in the Gamecocks’ second high-profile game of the young season. The second ended much like the first with a South Carolina lopsided win.
Here are the stats from the game.
STATS
Maryland
Points
Leader: Shyanne Sellers with 21
Rebounds
Leader: Shyanne Sellers with 8
Assists
Leader: Faith Masonius with 4
Steals
Leader: Allie Kubek and Shyanne Sellers with 2 each
Blocks
Leader: Allie Kubek with 1
Other
After making eight 3-pointers in the 1st half, Maryland made just two in the 2nd half
South Carolina
Points
Leader: Te-Hina Paopao with 14
Rebounds
Leader: Ashlyn Watkins with 11
Assists
Leader: Raven Johnson and Te-Hina Paopao with 8 each
Steals
Leader: Tessa Johnson with 3
Blocks
Leader: Ashlyn Watkins with 5
Other
7 Gamecocks (Chloe Kitts, Kamilla Cardoso, Te-Hina Paopao, Bree Hall, Tessa Johnson, Ashlyn Watkins, and MiLaysia Fulwiley) were in double-figures scoring; Kitts and Watkins had double-doubles; in just 15 minutes, Fulwiley went off for 12 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist, and 2 3-pointers
OBSERVATIONS
- Starters: Te-Hina Paopao-Raven Johnson-Bree Hall-Chloe Kitts-Kamilla Cardoso
- Tessa Johnson and Ashlyn Watkins were very active on defense. Johnson had 3 steals, and Watkins had 3 blocks in the 1st half.
- The Carolina perimeter defense wasn’t good enough early; Maryland made 7 shots in the first 16 minutes of the game. Things got much better toward the end of the 2nd quarter, forcing 5 turnovers from Maryland point guard Shyanne Sellers.
- Kamilla Cardoso struggled to get anything going in the 1st half. She only took 4 shots, but when things weren’t going well offensively, she still impacted the game in other ways, adding 4 rebounds and a block.
- Te-Hina Paopao is deadly from outside the arc.
- Chloe Kitts had her best half of basketball in garnet and black, scoring 8 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and adding a block and a steal. She missed one shot from the field.
- MiLaysia Fulwiley only played 4 minutes in the 1st half due to foul trouble, but she scored 6 points, dished an assist, and picked up a steal.
- The 2nd half Gamecocks were a different animal. The defense picked up, the offense was crisper, and the rebounding was more aggressive.
- Chloe Kitts followed up her big-time 1st half with a nice 2nd. She finished the game with career highs in points (13) and rebounds (10).
- With how well Kitts, Watkins, Paopao, Johnson, and Johnson played, Cardoso and Fulwiley played significantly fewer minutes than normal in the 2nd half.
- The Gamecocks had a season-high of 10 made 3-pointers last season, and that was well above their usual average of 4. On Sunday, USC knocked down 12.
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