By Brenda June Temple
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
PDF BOX SCORE
https://storage.googleapis.com/gamecocksonline-com/2024/02/65794eca-vsalabama_240222.pdf
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-QWr4e1FJ65nU920NU3WzwMiP_urM5Wq
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
*Ashlyn Watkins had 14 points and 10 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina clinched a share of its third straight Southeastern Conference regular-season championship with a 72-44 win over Alabama on Thursday night, coach Dawn Staley’s 600th career win.
*The Gamecocks (26-0, 13-0 SEC) cruised without top scorer and rebounder Kamilla Cardoso, who felt sore after beating Georgia this past Sunday.
*Jessica Timmons led Alabama with 20 points as its leading scorer, Sarah Ashlee Barker, was held to four points.
*With the 72-44 win over Alabama, the Gamecocks secured their eighth SEC regular season title in the last 11 years and third-straight title, with head coach Dawn Staley also marking her 600th career win.
*With just 11 points at halftime, the Crimson Tide posted the lowest-scoring half by a Gamecock SEC opponent this season. Alabama’s 22.1 percent field goal shooting for the game was also the lowest the Gamecocks have allowed an SEC opponent this season.
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