#1 South Carolina vs Tennessee Women's Basketball Full Game 03/03/2024

come to play today they need her big time she had 19 points the first time against South Carolina yeah she's 62 in the paint and she can score on the perimeter they need her ball screen offense to be really good around her today siia Fagan her second career start in backto back game she'll be down low with [Music] Camila fifth sellout of the season a South Carolina single season record and they are ready to take on Tennessee immediately inside siia Fagen gets the touch going around Sarah Pucket

and Ria Jackson with the rebound the right pace will be important for Tennessee and their guard play is going to have to be really good to match what South Carolina can bring on the perimeter put back is no good by tamari key the first time these two teams met Tennessee LED at the half as my laser full Riley finishes well you know that move is coming I mean that's her patent signature move right there when she slices in the paint and goes off with her right hand back to that first meeting Tennes

see L it the half it was tied at the end of the third quarter how did the lady alls push South Carolina the first time game slippage was an issue in the fourth quarter execution will be important you have to say stay with South Carolina on the boards you can't give them extra possessions by turning it over you can't let him crash the offensive glass and you've got to guard TOA powpow outside the three-point line Sarah Pucket had the bucket on the other end for Tennessee juel spear knocked that o

ne away from [Applause] palp and the shot chart for Koso is outside two feet in a pin Thea Jackson open Lane South Carolina fans wanted a little Shuffle of defeat transition early for Tennessee they're looking for some early offense so they don't have to go against the nation's best quarter Court defense spear trying the other side jel spear coming off 16 points against Texas A&M Thursday puts up the three Bri Hall looking at her options it rolls out she gets it back tries the other side and it'

s true what a pace early on for both clubs Tennessee does not mind a quick hit or a quick shot if it's the right person taking it tahina palow shoots it better than anyone in the nation from behind the ark you know I broke down today all of her three-point Mak 66 coming coming into the game 54 catch and shoot just like that 12 she had to dribble into her shot Tennessee's got to make her dribble into her shot her percentage is too good on a catch and shoot three tahina powpow accounts for 20.2 po

ints per game when you count her assist numbers in there all the points that she touches along with those that she scores when in doubt you throw it inside to cardoso because South Carolina pushes you get the mismatch with Ria Jackson a great seal inside for early offense by cardoso 70 Run for the Gamecocks tamari key has to be a factor as well she's got to put some pressure on cardoso juel spear for two what a good start for juel spear if she could see a big baset in a big rim for Tennessee it

would be a huge help to open up the paint and we've seen her put up big numbers she had 30 points against Old Miss this season Second Chance goes for Camila at 67 she's huge I mean she's just big literally I mean she takes up a lot of space she's got an incredible reach it's a great weapon for South Carolina Ria Jackson coming in and shooting over the smaller powpow reject the screen help coming late good take by Jackson [Applause] coming off 27 points in their Thursday contest here's Malaysia F

wiy in and out Jasmine Powell tried to Corral it and she is fouled by siia Fagan well let's take a look at our Legends of coaching Spotlight brought to you by principal of course it is Don stainley she has brought two national championships to South Carolina five final fours in the last eight tournaments and you mentioned everybody's been surprised at how good South Carolina has been I think da Staley too she didn't know what she had coming into the year yeah six was the preseason ranking and i

n the very first week they jumped to number one and they have been number one since with their undefeated 28 game winning schedule in front of them so far they have been fantastic in front of a full house this is absolutely amazing I was here in the very beginning when Dawn's teams were not very good and there was no one here I always like to say no lines at the concession stands no lines at the bathroom parking not an issue now you have all those challenges but those are good challenges cuz the

administration supported Dawn as the product got better deie there's always a line outside the building now yes that's the that's the best kind of Line Traveling violation on Tennessee again fifth sellout of the Season that is a South Carolina record what is this 12 years in a row they've led the nation in attendance nine nine feels like 12 yeah oh this ISO game right here is where Watkins has been really good Texas A&M tried to force her back into the help and when she did go back into the hel

p she was still able to score right here you see the whole side of the floor is cleared out you got to be able to go Rim body ball and use your left hand what happened to players finishing on the left side of the floor with their left hand you should know know how to do that in as d as a D1 player oh look at that seal ason Watkins there's the left so she's got it she's got it Camila cardoso trying to fly in and her shots knocked away Kaio win looking inside for Jillian and hollingshed and a thir

d turnover by Tennessee I mean and and she had hollingshed had some position inside cardoso's short on the put back Camila cardoso one of the seniors honored today why there were happy tears yes yesterday Debbie I can tell you watching this live at practice yesterday I had tears in my eyes I can't imagine what Camilo was feeling I I know how much I miss my kids when I don't see them for a couple of weeks I can't imagine 8 years as a mom going without being around your daughter and you can see th

e smile and the pure joy on their faces and you saw it in the Tears of Joy by Camila so absolutely fantastic and kudos to coach sty and the South Carolina government for being able to make that happen a very special senior day for Camila cardoso along with tahina paow and sakima Walker who are also honored here today see I think Ria Jackson turns the screen against cardoso and gets two feet in the paint before she kicks the spear for that three Watkins working on Jackson offensive foul on Ashlin

Watkins Watkins coming off the bench again today she needs to do that in order to stay eligible for the SEC sixth Woman of the Year award this is just a good job defensively of establishing and obtaining legal guarding position in transition remember in women's college basketball the arc on the floor doesn't [Applause] matter clear [Applause] out jel spear trying to drive on Raven Johnson Kaio win in the corner 7 Seconds Walker doing a good job denying Jackson wi gets it up but it's short and i

nto the hands of Raven Johnson she'll push that's South Carolina's defense forcing Tennessee to take the shot they want them to take not the shot Tennessee [Applause] wants South Carolina first in the nation in field goal percentage defense little Flex cut action to isolate Watkins Tessa Johnson for two another shooter Off the Bench for D Staley how many times do we say say that last year not very many and that's the biggest difference between last year's team that went 36 and0 into the final fo

ur and this year's team packed with two-way guards they had 64 bench points in their last game they outscored South Carolina's whole team excuse me Arkansas's whole team well coming up next we will have another top 25 matchup number 22 Louisville and number 17 Notre Dame a little rematch then the afternoon triple header capped off with a rivalry between Duke and North Carolina ACC tournament seating up for grabs Debbie you'll be there next week yeah we have no idea except for Virginia Tech's num

ber one I think in the ACC we meaning women's college basketball and that is outstanding for fans and not so great for coaches they'd like to have a little bit of an idea but that next couple games coming up out of the ACC will be outstanding hey juel spear came to play that's four points now she drives it to the hoop you know juwel spear from Wake Forest was a ball dominant guard played a lot of ball screen action had the green light anytime and I I think as the season has gone on I think she's

become more comfortable in her role with Tennessee they have pushed her all year to impact the game more than just being a three-point shooter and we've seen her do that her points coming from inside the ark today well she's good off the bounce and she has to be able to use some of her ball SK handling skills with the ball outside to get inside the paint she's been able to do that a little bit better Ashlin Watkins at the free throw line This is the first it was the first foul whistled against

rakia [Applause] Jackson Kelly Harper with a lot on the line today in the SEC tournament you'd like to be on that four line so that you get the double buy which is critical I think in conference tournaments year if you don't get the double buy I don't see how you win the leagues are too good too talented at the top and have to play an extra day against talented teams is is a tough challenge it's first foul whistled against Raven Johnson yeah Tennessee needs a win today or an Alabama loss in orde

r to be a top four seed in the SEC tournament Alabama on the road today at Texas A&M Alabama beat Tennessee so they have the head-to-head advantage two up and in for Jasmine [Applause] Powell Tennessee showing Zone matching up we saw a little bit of this matchup Zone against LSU last Sunday hard to play zone against one of the best offensive efficiency teams in the country they can beat you in a lot of ways in South Carolina on the offensive end Tessa Johnson so and she likes the Baseline today

Jillian holling shed getting physical they need that from her and she is fouled by kits now I want to give a little shout out here to holling ched because she has posted up hard every time down the floor and what that does is changes the space around her offensively you got to keep having that kind of work ethic but also have the patience to let your guards know that you're working and you need to throw it in there once in a while while so Nia Fagan back in the game to replace Watkins hollingshe

d at the line one of her best games was against Arkansas this year she had her first she had a double double 14 points 10 rebounds player that averages Five Points five rebounds a game I thought Tennessee shoot around last night was loose and fun but I Alo thought that Kelly Harper got a couple of really good pieces of execution in out of her team a couple tweaks we'll be looking for those today as the game goes on kids at the elbow I think you really got challenge witha Jackson defensively she

has one foul already too yes challenge her kits drives kicks to re Hall 6 seconds Fagan spear on the move outnumbered and Fagan shuts that down Bri Hall looking for the transition [Applause] three good hands by Hall and Tennessee wanted a double dribble I think siia Fagan got away with it and Bri Hall's going to get the bucket well there was a critical point in the LSU game where there was a missed double dribble and Kelly Harper actually talked to us about it yesterday it still bothered him bec

ause the game changed we got a three a three in the corner by Haley van lith off the hands of Tess stby and so South Carolina will have 17 seconds left in the quarter five turnovers by Tennessee here in the opening 10 minutes well if you're going to turn it over against South Carolina it needs to be a dead ball turnover and that drift pass right there just wasn't a good connection plus the South Carolina defense not only turned you over they're taking Tennessee deeper into their offensive option

s you want to make Tennessee get into that third and fourth option offensively Tennessee has brought in tamari key and kaai South Carolina brings in Malaysia full Wy she's their second leading [Applause] scorer and South Carolina doesn't get the shot off Gamecocks up by six after 10 minutes overall remember her first year she had that knee injury in November and missed the season but you've got her and then you had tahina palow who gives a different look when she's running the point that makes i

t even harder to play South Carolina's offense I just think think there's so many variables that Dawn saley can dial it up any way she wants powpow gives him a little more stability a better scorer at the top of the floor but the speed and the pure quickness of Raven Johnson is tough to keep in front powpow Off the Mark second opportunity FY had all day looking for her teammate inside instead kits no I think that's one of the unselfish qualities about South Carolina is that their assisted basket

is 57% I think it's a real endearing quality about how connected this group is and how hard they work to get the best shot yeah that is the best that has been since the 20145 season them assisting on 56.7% of their buckets and Ria is fouled by kits well our final ESPN big Monday double header of the Season Two crucial rivalry matchups number 10 Duke squaring off against incc state at 7 Eastern and then number 15 Baylor hosting Texas in wakeo both also available on the ESPN app Duke coming off a

huge win at home over Virginia there was much anticipation for Tony Bennett's team at Virginia to get a quad one win in NC State with a tough one in Chapel Hill and Baylor knocking off Kansas to give Bill self two losses in a row it's really fun on the men's side too there's a lot of good teams and that tournament is going to be outstanding as well [Applause] a lot of the women's tournaments including the conference tournaments including the SEC tournament kickoff this week SEC tournament start

ing Wednesday in Greenville that last foul by the way was on Malaysia full Wy her first what a first step wow quick T's got to get it under control right here defense turned up it's infectious what full Wy is provided on the top of the floor Jasmine Powell for three that's a that's a great sign because her last two games she was shooting 14% from the field that's how you neutralize some of that aggressive overplaying ball pressure it's the first three for Tennessee up and in and the foul watch w

here cardoso catches this basketball at 67 two feet in the paint it's almost impossible you have to contest make her score over but do not foul and you got to beat her to the spot Courtney that's the key don't let her catch it that deep her shot clock is all points in the paint right around the Rim 2 feet 3 feet around the bucket her mom and sister watching on loving it again first time that they are seeing her play in person in the states and she moved here when she was 15 the other thing too i

s you got to have your full pressure package in against South Carolina you got to welcome the ball pressure that's coming which means back doors High post entries you know dribble entries and then shot fakes and pass fakes you have to be able to add that to what you do to prepare for South Carolina second foul on K she Subs out Ashlin Watkins back [Applause] in 5 seconds Jasmine Pal's got to go and a shot clock violation I mentioned Camila cardoso's family to one of her brothers actually moved h

ere to Columbia with her well she's been terrific I think in the portal she has been the best transfer the best pickup in the nation and there's a leak out by Jackson rakia up and in she's got eight and to think tahina thought she was going to go play at TCU until she got a call from Don Staley she said Don Staley's calling me how about that I think you answer that phone call I think you always answer it when Dawn calls foul you got to have somebody for defensive balance that when the shot goes

up you got to get back and no one got back and this is an easy two points for Tennessee that's probably part of the reason why Raven Johnson might be getting sent to the bench right now she's the person responsible for that for South Carolina juel spear just picked up her first foul for Tennessee I think Tennessee picking up their d a little bit full Wy no you think she's the crowd favorite in here why not she's a highlight reel I mean she's local out of Columbia along with ashin Watkins pal wai

ting in the corner she sent two big ones that's the second time Tennessee has scored off rejecting ball screen action and driving Baseline Ria Jackson got a short jumper this time the drift pass to the Deep Corner first lead for Tennessee since it was four- [Applause] two I think Tamari key took a shot to the [Applause] face reject or refuse either way you don't come off the ball screen watch right here you go draw the help the tag comes from the weak side the rotation late on the backside and J

asmine pal hits another big shot oh tamari key took an elbow to the face Cassie Dy the athletic trainer for Tennessee over there with tamari key on the bench right now the previous the previous play is under review for a possible unobserved foul while they look at that we will step aside Tennessee attending to Tamari key right [Music] now, five want to let you know too they went back and looked just incidental contact nothing to upgrade there as tamari key went up for a rebound and the elbow cam

e down in her face so Cassie Dy in the Tennessee training stack looking after her will keep an eye on tamari Tennessee projected to be an eight seed in the NCAA tournament by Charlie Kem who's in the studio they need a win today or an Alabama loss in order to be a top four seed in the SEC tournament and get that double by oh and Ria Jackson and Ashlin Watkins got tangled up Ria got thrown to the floor but all smiles good to see them get up quickly a little hook and hold action uh that would be o

ne that you would probably look at to be honest the other one was definitely incidental but Tennessee doesn't seem to be asking for it and the officials didn't seem to think that there was anything excessive or unnecessary about it it is the second foul on ashin Watkins so she takes the seat remember Khloe kits for South Carolina also with two fouls juel spear no really good execution though Kelly Jolly Harper getting the shot she wants coming off the timeout I like it full government name Kelly

Jolly Harper well that when you win three national championships I think you absolutely coach Harper got her 100th win at Tennessee earlier this season against vanderville in her fifth year leading her on the [Applause] moner first foul against huling shed so Caroline strippin comes in she can get them some physicality down low yeah and this is the fourth foul that Cordo has drawn on the Tennessee defense that's another impact of her size and her postup ability at 67 that puts your team in unde

r so much duress cuz she can foul out your whole front line and you already are small anyway when you go against cardoso yeah Ria Jackson tamari key and Jillian holling shed for Tennessee all have one foul the kick to test [Applause] Derby offensive board for rakia you know there's a mismatch on the floor you got to find it it's right here C it's Jackson and Cordo very good Patience by Tennessee off the offensive rebound it's a scrambled defensively good job by the lady vs to find the right matc

hup Ria Jackson in the double figures she's got 10 powpow yes Splash beautiful threee Hall on Ria Jackson now she'll take the three ooh in and out I like it I like her hunting shot she's moving without the ball really well today early Breezy South Carolina challenges you at every segment of the game you cannot make a mistake they will maximize it and Camila cardoso whistled for the foul on Tess Darby tahena powpow off the offensive rebound cardoso gets a lot of assists like this offensive reboun

d assist to powpow and then in transition tremendous ball fake one hard dribble to create some space and there's a lot of powpow in the building tonight Don Staley has talked about how tiina powpow has become that leader almost immediately when she transferred in with this group brought this group together this is a very close group a group that communicates all the time they're confident they have been all season very well connected on both ends of the floor for a hardworking competitive group

that has a tough mindset and is competing every day for playing time that's what you want in a program that's why you got sustainability Tessa Johnson Off the [Applause] Mark Tennessee has outscored South Carolina 13-9 here in the second quarter I me Caro's coming out to block a shot at a three-point line how about that pump fake by Derby you got to be pumping and going can't hesitate foul was whistled against siia Fagan her second so now it's Ashlin Watkins kloe kits and siah Fagan with two fou

ls good to see tamari key back in the game to Van El earlier gets the first quick shout out to the athletic trainers Cassie DY for Tennessee Craig oats for South Carolina it's National athletic trainer month fun fact for you yeah a shout out to the managers it was manager appreciation week last week managers were celebrated at pregame with the seniors for da daily it was [Applause] cool GRE Hall in the corner three threes for South Carolina they're back on [Applause] top stays with [Applause] Te

nnessee well on ESPN NBA Sunday night double header starts with the Cavs hosting the Knicks at 7 Eastern followed by the Thunder taken on KD and the Suns coverage tips at 6 Eastern with NBA Countdown big NBA news LeBron 40,000 points is that all I'm just kidding that was incredible they stopped the game last night I mean they should [Applause] yes pal shot is Off the Mark and cardoso is fouled I byari ke I mean key is buried in the rib I mean totally buried in the net watch cardoso she's just ca

lling for the ball if you don't throw that pass in there that foul doesn't get CAU that is a great job by cardoso I mean she's going to put her in the fifth row pretty soon he will take a seat with those two fouls how do you avoid that just body your up you got to get off the contact hollow out get around use a swim move something you got to have better ball pressure too on the passer it's challenging but you got to get off the contact cardoso's got 12 two rebounds away from a double double Tenn

essee needs a really good piece of execution right here Mia Jackson needs to work hard off the [Applause] ball 8 Seconds cardoso didn't even need a dribble what a beautiful feed by powpow assessing all options eyes up sprinting to the Deep Corner good execution by South [Applause] Carolina it's not just the pass by powpow it's how hard South Carolina runs through and accelerates in transition de two Shooters to the Deep corner you see Raven Johnson slice through the middle and powpow does a nice

job of finding cardoso at the front of the rim can't execute any better than that it's beautiful and that's an example of their ability to stay connected Carolina on a 70 run remember in the first meeting between these two Tennessee LED at the half and it was tied at the end of the first quarter South Carolina would eventually get the win but Tennesse right now hasn't had a field goal in almost three and a half minutes yeah I think Ria Jackson needs to be more aggressive more assertive work wit

hout the ball get a quality catch she's got 10 points but four of nine from the field Reven in the corner [Applause] no now is a beautiful brilliant cut the ball pressure in the back court forced the switch this is just a great basketball play Ria Jackson doing such a nice job watch the change of pace here Watch What Happens Raven Johnson ball watching turns her head you're supposed to go back door it's a great cut by rakia it's projected to be a top five pick in the WNBA draft she's got a prett

y good game I mean she's going to take a challenge at number two cuz we know Caitlyn Clark's going at number one it's going to be based on need after Caitlyn [Applause] Clark shakima Walker now in for South Carolina down low also her senior day powpow too easy shot clock still [Applause] on spear just covered up there she finds Ria Jackson just short and then a foul it's going to be South Carolina ball as the foul is on Kaio win Ria Jackson does the hard part she gets to the other side of the ri

m all she had to do was lay it up with her left [Applause] hand she's got 13 had 19 in the first meeting with South Carolina back on February 15th and Bri Hall's got some free throw coming myia full Wy in for South Carolina replacing Raven Johnson Jasmine pal in to replace Kai [Applause] wi last shot of the half can be tennesses got to go to Ria right I mean that's what I would draw up there she is on the Block brial trying to front her and Bri Hall gets the block and the [Applause] turnover an

11 to3 run to in the half for South Carolina in the game Cox camil cardoso 14 points she's a rebound away from a double and Bri Hall with 11 and the Gamecocks already have secured that number one seed in the SEC tournament next week Tennessee needs a win today or an Alabama loss in order to get the double bu how about that play off to Half Time by Dawn Staley isolation clear out I thought she was going to dunk it Sarah Pucket takes the open look she could do it talking about ashin Watkins she's

dunked twice in her South Carolina career one was this season earlier against Kentucky she gets the start here in the second half Ashlin Watkins and Malaysia Vol have been terrorizing South Carolina High School girls basketball players for years I've watched it I mean terrorizing them both Columbia natives staying at home to play good look for RIA off the flex cut really good job by Tennessee to get the shot they want not the one South Carolina it dictates popow right to the SEC logo misses the

floater and cardoso traveled we mentioned Ashlin Watkins let's take a look here former McDonald's All American we mentioned her dunking well she had that coming in in 2022 she became the third women's player to win the dunk contest and then she would have a dunker freshman year at Clemson and then one this season I mean it looks like it's so simple for her she has really added to her skill set like she's going to be getting it off the glass and initiating transition next year think she's SEC six

th Woman of the Year this year no easily 6 seconds for Tennessee look at that close out on a three-point shooter Jackson had to Let It Go Raven Johnson with the rebound up ahead to Bri Hall and out of bounds off the Pucket good job by Pucket to Sprint back and transition one of the things that we always point to is bench points with South Carolina and Tennessee Tennessee staying with him right there it was 53 at the break well it's Sarah Pucket they're going to call that change of possession Puc

ket had two hands on it fell out of bounds so a fresh 30 for South Carolina [Music] [Applause] how about the toughness on the road of Tennessee this is a much different looking team this weekend versus last weekend Courtney saw saw them at home against LSU what's different their toughness their ability to stay in plays longer the way they've executed offensively Kelly Harper's done a great job of fixing some of the issues they had against LSU and there's raki on a making a defensive play Watkins

able to get there she's got to shoot it and a shot clock violation it's okay Coach Dal you need a little bad film to watch tomorrow got a lot of good film got a lot of good film [Applause] will spear no and there's a foul on Kamil cardoso that'll be her third well tamari key has got to assert herself here in the second half like cardoso dominated the paint too big too strong two feet in the paint two points all game cardosa will take a seat with her double double 14 points 10 rebounds her 13th

double double of the [Applause] Season Pucket shakes the defender looking for two [Applause] no and it's South Carolina ball coming up next don't forget top 25 battle Louisville and Notre Dame then after that triple header will be capped off little rivalry Duke North Carol Ina Duke won the first match up between them and North Carolina went to overtime [Applause] actually powpow just hunting that foul little change of pace off the bounce that's an experienced guard right there very experienced I

don't st's described her cool calm and collected that kind of rubs off on her teammates too you know one of the things we talked to Don sty about before the game was the two-way guards that she has this year which makes her team completely different two-way guard meeting What offense and defense they can score they can also defend and they can defend multiple actions they can scoring for all three levels and it's not just I said when you think about the two-way guards you have what it comes to

mind she said big two-way guards yes long athletic and deep you felt like she had that on her 27 national championship ship team I thought she had it on 17 and I thought she had it on 22 I also thought she had it on 20 but we didn't have the tourament that year South Carolina was the unanimous unanimous number one team at the end of that Co season when the air was cancelled Watkins up and in always hoping for a dunk when she gets loose bucket in trouble possession arrow pointing to [Applause] Te

nnessee I mean tamari key catches it underneath the basket and instead of traveling she tries to make a play Ashlin Watkins ready for a gift Watkins Five Points one [Applause] rebound too much much for RIA Jackson on that shot oh good pass fake by Jasmine pal sets that up I tell you what Jasmine pal has played a much better floor game today also shot selection better not turning a ball over she sets this up right here watch this pass fake she pass fakes the defender drops her hands it gives her

wide open Vision puckets got great position [Applause] inside Pucket trying to get own rebound Bri Hall's defense on display today the block Hall had a big block and took a charge in the first half at Key moments for South [Applause] Carolina Pucket didn't need to counter there she just needed to power [Applause] up I think this is a really good substitute ution by Kelly Harper I thought Pua was starting to get a little frustrated but you're going to need her to come right [Applause] back there

are two whistles on that one Courtney yeah and it's on Caroline strippin of Tennessee it has to be right if there's two whistles on it usually when officials you know like two people seeing it they got all their areas are to cover but oh pow almost had it Raven setting things up this is isolation for Watkins they go horns they clear the bottom person all the way through to the other side and let Watkins catch it on the elbow they ran that a lot against Arkansas and that's a travel on Jackson tur

nover number 10 for [Applause] Tennessee Lady BS without points for the last three minutes and 17 seconds it's a really critical time right [Applause] here they've only scored two points in the corner Fagan trying to hustle through the double team gave it everything she had but couldn't finish Caroline stripping no it's a good chance for early [Applause] offense and that pass goes between ashon Watkins [Applause] legs how does Tennessee break this scoring Street do you like the shots they gettin

g I like this shot bank I like the iso for RIA Jackson She's Got [Applause] 17 palow got the board three Hall another chance for South Carolina and again all over the glass on strippin strong long determined that's how I would describe South Carolina on the boards that's where their toughness comes in right there they're winning the battle on the glass last 34 to 23 they have 16 offensive rebounds the other thing is the wear down component that you have to manage and if you're Kelly Harper you h

ave to manage that right now in the game how do you do that you got to make sure that you utilize time and score execution you got to shorten the game right now instead of speeding it up I mean if you're getting good get some early offense you want to take that but you got to you got to keep your eye on Ria Jackson and let her rest on defense Courtney and go to her on this end of the floor let her make decisions with a ball in her [Applause] hands couple players getting tripped up underneath eve

rybody seems to be okay last time against South Carolina she had 19 and we're in the third quarter right now yeah that's why managing the pace of the game you know I'm always talking talking about the Rhythm and having to change of pace right now Tennessee needs to execute slow it down you can't go up and down with South Carolina then you really get worn out and the separation will become greater this is a real critical end of the third quarter for Tennessee to execute and get the shots they wan

t not the one South Carolina wants them taking before the timeout Ashley Watkins was called for her third foul she's on the bench right now for Carolina great help by Fagen [Applause] stolen away by rakia she's got pal in the corner if she needs her the turn around switch she has perfected that footwork and she runs right up the backside of Fagan forcing that match up and then the terrific fade away what's her best asset that she takes to the next level projected to be a top five pick scoring ab

ility at any level the ability to play in ball screen offense juel spear looking for transition you said slow it down though and Creator own well you got the right people like that's a three-point shooter okay so I I'm good with that shot but watch right here right up the backside of pagan it's what you're supposed to do in transition then the spin away step away seen a couple of outstanding moves and see Tennessee going in a little Zone here oh show Zone stay in man we did see a possession to Z

one in the first [Applause] half Mar is going after the glass right now too test stby another three-point shooter and it stays with Tennessee this is a small thing but as a shooter if you don't put it right on the money in the pocket you got to alter the where your pocket is so that's what happened to Derby cuz that's a knockdown shooter in the [Applause] corner Tennessee has brought in Avery Strickland number 13 in [Applause] Orange [Applause] Strickland with the rebound back out top to test [A

pplause] Derby she'll take the road bounce that's a nice move off the bounce T Derby showing she's not just a catch and [Applause] shoot oh this is a tough match up right here full while he's got to take this one off the bouns absolutely and it drops in second foul against rakia Jackson this is where you see the maturity in the young freshman watch right here she's like no way and they guard me help late that helps got to be outside the lane what a move by The Freshman think she may have taken a

little contact to the face too Malaysia F wiy impressed everyone in her very first Collegiate game in Paris France with the Highlight that went viral we got a lot of good freshman in the game she's one of them good back door Derby couldn't finish siia Fant leading the [Applause] [Applause] break po out everybody cleared out largest lead for the Gamecocks without Jackson on the floor going to have to go inside and that's a good decision right there Jackson Kelly Harper trying to catch a couple [

Applause] minutes FY she found it and got it right back you want to know about [Applause] [Music] so we're trying to figure out what's going on here at Columbia right now we think they may have stopped play Thinking there was a timeout called and they just called a technical foul on [Applause] Kelly well it was a great hustle play by F Wy to get to the free throw line because she scored and then she stole it and that's how she got fouled Malaysia full Wy six points I think what coach Harper was

upset about is that she did want a timeout at one point and the officials weren't looking at her to see if she wanted one before they inbounded before they inbounded then they had the discussion then they did call timeout that's where the confusion on the technical came from and that's why Dawn was confused as well but there were people behind the score table that made it look like there was a technical foul cuz they were all chanting and you know doing their technical foul stuff it's a technica

l term yes jel spear with a night nice Bucket South Carolina has hit its last three shots d dery Almost had that one 10 seconds for the game Cops good extra flyy crushed it one more pass a good shot to a better one stripping trying to battle inside they get her she's been very effective in her minutes in the second half she's worked really hard for position [Applause] inside ball was loose chlo kits to [Applause] it [Applause] there's the Flash and the style and then there's that and that's what

happens with freshman up and down and the crowd loves it though and da stale who's patient with it because she sees the other side what it can [Applause] be Co to Coast at the buzzer Jasmine Powell and she holds herself to that sometimes it takes a while for a younger player to understand but she came in knowing what it was well I had the North Carolina game in Chapel Hill when she made two defensive mistakes back toback and Dawn Saturn didn't put her back in and it was the bench is the ultimat

e teacher when you have the kind of depth that South Carolina has and she's become a better Defender that's just one one incident that to point to about her development and that'll be something that you will be pointing to for uh a long time because she is a heck of a player she's become a better practice player too again standards right her standard and Dawn a better match you think Don has a high standard yeah they better match I just say that I don't think Coach K saley gets enough credit for

the motivation the transparency with her play players the communication process yes they've gotten better yes they have a scheme they have two-way players some of them could have left they stayed Player Development is a big part of getting better in the off season all of her players have gotten better that's why when we the beginning of the game Courtney when you asked about did anyone think that they'd be 28 and0 at this point no because at the beginning of the year they were preseason number

six they had lost their starting five to the WNBA draft they had a lot of question question marks they didn't have a lot of experience they had a lot of players that had to fill into new roles and they've done that and they've done it at a high level you've heard tahena powpow talk uh she went on Haley Jones's podcast and said you know this summer was one of the hardest that she's been a part of her first summer at South Carolina CU there were so many mistakes there were so many young players th

ey were figuring each other out she goes we as a team we didn't think that we were going to be the number one team in the nation but wow how things have changed well LSU loses on the road to Colorado South South Carolina goes to number one and they haven't given up the spot free Hall short pal hitting the gas and a hard Collision the foul on Raven Johnson pal pops up quickly South Carolina the only team in the top 30 in scoring offense and defense they've beaten six six ranked opponents that's m

ore than any other team in the nation 13 wins against the net top 50 the net of course a big tool that the selection committee looks at to evaluate how good a team is where they should be seated in the bracket one of many pieces of criteria that is looked at how you play how you finish regular season and Conference tournament I do think factors in I think there's a lot of criteria that the committee looks at the AP poll is not one of them the eye test as well I think the ey test is really [Appla

use] [Applause] important Kia Jackson almost had herself a steal shot clock did not reset 7 [Applause] seconds and it'll be Tennessee ball down eight what an opportunity right here so Kelly Harper managed rakia Jackson sat her South Carolina build a double digit lead now rakia Jackson's in for the Finish they got to get her the ball on the other hand South Carolina set Camila cardoso for most of the third quarter and she is back in only played two minutes in the third quarter already has a doubl

e double going a step up action right here that's a good piece of execution by Tennessee that's the fourth on cardoso you have to attack the outside hip of cardoso when she put when South Carolina puts two on the ball that's what Jackson does there's the foul so cardoso right back out Ashlin Watkins back in Ria Jackson at the free throw line Tennessee has shot 87% from the charity strike today this is that one [Applause] pick and roll action with [Applause] kits going to be really critical here

for pal to make good decisions when the ball's in her hands back out to test Derby Ria Jackson making things happen she's at 24 I think it was such a key coaching move for Kelly Harper to give her that break with Aver Strickland on the floor here's that clear out I love for Watkins Tess Derby whistled for the [Applause] foul watch how quick Ria Jackson gets off her feet right here the pump fake uses the bounce to get some energy to the [Applause] rim ninth time this season Ria Jackson is at 20 o

r more points it's a 100 run for Tennessee Shooters follow when Shooters know the shot is [Applause] off South Carolina has not scored in the fourth [Applause] quarter 5 Seconds swatted Away by tamari key she's Tennessee's all-time blocks [Applause] leader oh she travel yep Chloe kits on the Travel nine turnovers for South [Applause] Carolina D full Wy siah Fagen back in for South Carolina Sarah Pucket in the game for [Applause] Tennessee again a 10 run for Tennessee going back to the third quar

ter I mean what a good fight in Tennessee right sold out croud is loud and and engaged got to make a good choice here where they go to that step up screen and this time Ria Jackson refuses it and drives to the middle I think she had a little float game right there at the SEC logo she could have thrown [Applause] up gabc still looking for their first points in this [Applause] quarter FY will come get it fouled by Jasmine Powell again such an important game for Tennessee South Carolina is that top

seat in the SEC tournament but Tennessee either needs a win today or an Alabama loss in order to get the double bu in Greenville this week if not they drop to a five seat Alabama on the road at A&M that tips off at 3:00 [Applause] today Alabama has the tiebreaker over Tennessee and Christy Curry's had a heck of a year this this year her team is really solid they play good D they move the ball Sarah Ashley Barker is taking a big jump huge those free throws the first two points for Carolina here

in the fourth oh and Powell took a hard hit Fagen coming in her [Applause] third hard foul earned at the free throw [Applause] line that was a good decision by [Applause] pal keep in mind this is the real only true point guard that Kelly Harper has this year so pal done a much better job of playing the game under control today on the road Destiny Wells went down with an injury in December and that put even more of the responsibility on Jasmine Powell it's going to be South Carolina ball spear ba

ck in for Tennessee Camila cardoso back in for South Carolina they don't have a field goal in the fourth quarter what defensively is Tennessee doing to the Gamecocks right now they're just guarding the ball not guarding the action they're keeping the ball in front of them and they're rebounding that's the difference they're not giving Second Chance opportunities Ashlin Watkins up to seven points spear loose she was due she's had a couple of good looks that she couldn't complete oh there's a huge

mistake in transition powpow misses it's a break for Tennessee r at the free throw line well you know cardoso is in drop coverage so you don't over penetrate you pull up at the nail and knock it down cardoso's got four fouls on the floor right now working giving everything she's got for that bucket back to a five-point Lead South Carolina has led by as many as 15 I'd go to the same action if I was Tennessee just put Ria Jackson back in that elbow action boss screen cardoso in drop coverage drop

coverage means she's in the paint she's not coming out FY fed it through a triple team 18 and 13 for Camila and Tennessee will take a timeout with what an incredible great scorer Caitlyn Clark is her name in the same sentence matters that's why we're talking about it in her last game she passed on at Woodard now looking for Pistol Pete's record points by test Derby there Tennessee pushing South Carolina here in the fourth quarter they have outscored the Gamecocks 14 to8 good d by Jackson that t

ime on the Watkins ISO spear into traffic it stayes with the lady BS that's a component of Tennessee's offense that I think they've managed much better today get in the paint kick don't try to score over cardoso try to set up somebody else make the game easier for your teammates Watkin swiped it shakes off for Kia that's a huge play this is an emotional defensive play the pick and then the Finish oo she might have drugged that a little [Applause] Watkins going up and going to the free throw line

she is an incredible combination of speed and power Ashlin [Music] Watkins third foul against tamari key Jillian Jillian hollingshed will replace her but Ashlin Watkins they talk about her understanding of things that's just taking it to a Next Level you'll see her directing traffic telling the guards what she needs where to go just a [Applause] sophomore got to really be ready to box out here if you're [Applause] Tennessee missed them both Bri Hall got the rebound time out you got to be ready

to box we'll have three as we're under three minutes to go here lady balls have not beaten the number one team in the nation since 2005 when they beat LSU in the SEC tournament they got to get stopped right here missed the second opportunity F Wy alone caroso offensive board remember how Tennessee was staying with him on the glass this is where game slippage happens right here you have got to tighten up if you're Tennessee four offensive rebounds on this possession for Carolina well Caitlyn Clar

k has done it 18 points she passes Pistol Pete Maravich as the all-time leading scorer and it's been incredible to watch of course earlier this week she announced she's going to the WNBA draft projected to be that number one overall pick she is going to be fun to watch in the NCAA tournament she said the pressure was off after making the announcement Camila cardoso has fouled out of the game cardoso 18 points 14 rebounds on her senior day playing in front of her mom and sister for the first time

in the States since she moved here when she was 15 years old from Brazil South Carolina was able to get them in to see her senior day today uhoh third on [Applause] Jackson what changes without Camila cardoso for South Carolina if anything I mean they have so much depth oh they can absorb foul trouble depth uh with their depth injuries situational things in games they they it's [Applause] fine both good for ashon Watkins Ria Jackson should make decisions with the ball right here good pressure b

y Watkins and she got a hand on that for Joel spear as she was driving in this is where you want pal [Applause] P little Iverson cut you can probably reject the screen there South Carolina ball here's going to be a good teaching point from Full Wy tomorrow that play was run for her but she didn't have a good option so she should have moved the ball that's another level right just because they call your number doesn't mean you have to take the shot on quote ruling is South Carolina basketball pen

ding review it will be South Carolina ball a minute after Rie The Encore ruling is confirmed game clock will be reset to [Music] [Applause] [Music] 131 played a little hoodie and the Blowfish in the house and Darius Rucker is here today sitting behind the South Carolina bench there he is how cool is that pi a good one to come to the fifth sellout of the season for South Carolina bringing out the [Music] [Applause] celebrities she is a oneperson trap breaker tis back in by Ashen Watkins I would s

ay untable unflappable full Wy spear lets it Fly Tennessee needed it what an answer get it right back to full while they let her handle there's a turnover it's good Hustle by Tennessee they almost had that one Tennessee has one timeout South Carolina has three both teams in the bonus so a foul by either team sends the opponent to the free throw line Tennessee asking to review it I wish the officials would say we don't need to review it we're 100% confident who the ball went off line of basketbal

l pending review the fans don't like it when we slow the game down like this there's too much excitement in the building I thought for sure it went off her right there off of test Derby yes I thought it hit the back of her foot yeah right here she's reaching for it but watch the spin of the ball does not [Music] change so it is South Carolina's ball how does Tennesse After Rolling is confirmed the game clock will be reset to 107 so how does Tennessee approach this I think they got to keep the pr

essure up they're trying to speed up the game they need possessions but they got to get stops with their defense this is Kelly Harper's best defensive team on the floor right here and then on the offensive end you got to come back and score and i' go through [Applause] Jackson Tennessee doesn't have any fouls to give and I wouldn't foul here I play really good D and that's going to be an offensive foul on Malaysia FY threw up the armar and displaced the defender watch the push off right here she

extends that [Applause] arm so Tennessee down eight Pucket wasn't looking for the ball spear got there in time for three now you got to look to foul South Carolina 3 seconds away from 29 straet wins this season [Applause] let me just say this Courtney what an incredible atmosphere today Dawn Staley can never grow tired of looking around this Arena and seeing what she has built her chest must just be pumping like crazy some days it's amazing in here fifth sell out of the Season that is a School

record they were lined up outside to get in open the doors early today for this [Applause] one count the bucket for rakia Jackson but she has turned over on the [Applause] floor Tennessee had a moment and it was in the fourth quarter where South Carolina just crushed them on the glass multiple offensive rebounds extra possessions and they had done such such a good job of not allowing that to happen Mia Jackson see her immediately grabbing her ankle and her left ankle when she came down gave way

glad to see her back up she has been a highlight re today 28 points eight rebounds she's been fantastic she just needs a little more help and I think the help is there juel Spears got to knock down a few more shots and let me give a little shout out to strippin too cuz she played really well in her [Applause] minutes UNT trable on flappable Jasmine Powell bows with 10.5 left John Staley didn't know what she had coming into this season maybe she didn't know if she she had a 29 and0 but they're ab

out to be in 10 and a half [Applause] seconds now Tennessee's got to hope for a little help today from Texas A&M so they can get to that top four in the SEC tournament to get the double buy yeah they need Texas A&M to beat Alabama in order to do [Applause] that entertaining fun to watch incredible environment big win for the [Applause] Gamecocks no one has been able to stop South Carolina 29 and0 feels pretty good for the Gamecocks back-to back undefeated regular seasons 57 straight home wins 47

straight SEC regular season wins South Carolina gets it done on Senior Day 76 68 your final from [Applause] columia