South Carolina 90-49 Texas A&M (January 9, 2025) Game Summary

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COLUMBIA, SC — — no. 2 South Carolina beat Texas A&M 90-49 Thursday in a final tuneup before the biggest stretch of the season.

The Gamecocks (15-1, 3-0 Southeastern) are playing thin after junior forward Ashlyn Watkins suffered a season-ending injury in their last game, but they rolled over the Aggies (8-7, 1-2) with stifling defense. Texas A&M shot just 20% in the first half as South Carolina built a 20-point lead and finished at 29%.

Freshman Joyce Edwards led the Gamecocks with 19 points and 10 rebounds to complete her seventh double-double. Sole Williams had 10 points to pace the Aggies.

The Gamecocks led by 30 midway through the third quarter. They used the advantage to try replacements for Watkins, such as Maryam Dauda, ​​who played nine minutes in some of his longest action of the season.

Takeaways

Texas A&M: Aicha Coulibaly scored the team’s first six points, then was swamped by the Gamecocks’ ever-changing defense. That forced A&M to shoot from the perimeter with just two 3-pointers connecting the rest of the game.

South Carolina: Starting Sunday, the Gamecocks will play five straight teams ranked in the nation’s top 18. Three — Texas, LSU and Oklahoma — are in the top 10.

Key moment

Edwards sank a layup in the first quarter to complete a 15-2 South Carolina run. Texas A&M had tied the game at 6 midway through the first.

Key state

Coulibaly, who dropped 32 points on South Carolina in last year’s SEC Tournament, hit his first three shots. She reached one of her last five.

Next

Texas A&M: The Aggies are No. 10 at Oklahoma on Jan. 12.

South Carolina: Gamecocks host No. 5 in Texas on January 12th.

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