South Carolina Edges
Purdue in Double Overtime
No. 25 South Carolina came out victorious with an 82-73 win
over Purdue. The Gamecocks went on and the
Gamecocks led 11-10 over the Boilermakers.
South Carolina led 28-23 at halftime. Purdue made a huge
effort in the third quarter. The Boilermakers
went on a 7-0 run in the middle of the quarter to make it a one-point game,
39-38. Ae’Rianna Harris scored a layup to give Purdue its first lead of the
game, 40-39. The Boilermakers led the Gamecocks
42-39 at the end of the third quarter.
South Carolina came back in the final minutes of the fourth
quarter with Jackson draining a three-pointer to tie the game 53-53. She later
fouled McLaughlin sending her to the free throw line for two shots. She made
both free throws to put Purdue back up to a 55-53 lead. Herbert Harrigan sunk a
layup with 21 seconds left to the tied the game at 55. McLaughlin shot a
three-pointer to lead Purdue to victory but rimmed out.
The game went into overtime. Alexis Jennings was fouled on
the drive to the basket by Harris and scored to bring South Carolina back in
the lead, 57-55. The foul was also Harris’s fifth
causing to sit out for the rest of the game. After three ties, Purdue
led 67-64 with 24 seconds left in overtime. However, things got tough for the Boilermakers when Tamara Farquhar fouled out of
the game. Jackson, who was fouled by her behind the arc scored all three free
throws to tie the game at 67-67. Herbert Harrigan stole the ball from Lyndsey
Whilby and shot a three-pointer for Gamecock win. Unfortunately, she scored it
at the end of the buzzer forcing another overtime.
South Carolina began to pull away with 3:34 left in the
second overtime after a jumper drained by Herbert Harrigan, 71-69. Oden was the
third player for Purdue that fouled out of the game with 28 seconds left in the
game. After two overtimes, the Gamecocks prevailed to victory.
South Carolina improved to 7-4 on the season. Herbert
Harrigan and Jennings both combined for 38 points. Herbert Harrigan also
grabbed 15 boards which resulted in recording a double-double along with her 19
points. Tyasha Harris, who is from Noblesville, Indiana played in front of her
friends and family. She had seven assists and combined for 28 points with
Jackson.
Purdue dropped to 7-4 on the season. McLaughlin had a big
night scoring 25 points for the Boilermakers.
Oden had 19 points and 10 rebounds which
resulted in her first double-double of the season. Traylor finished with 11
points and Harris finished with 10 points.
Game Stat Leaders
South Carolina
Points: Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (19), Alexis Jennings (19)
Rebounds: Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (15)
Assists: Tyasha Harris (7)
Steals: Bianca Cuevas-Moore (5)
Blocks: Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (2)
Purdue
Points: Karissa McLaughlin (25)
Rebounds: Dominique Oden (10)
Assists: Kayana Traylor (5)
Steals: Ae’Rianna Harris (2)
Blocks: Ae’Rianna Harris (3)
Player Achievements
South Carolina
- Herbert Harrigan finished the game with a career-high 15 rebounds.
- Herbert Harrigan also recorded the 100th block of her career.
- Jackson’s 14 points tied her season-high.
- Harris’s seven assists tied her season-high.
Purdue
- Oden recorded her first double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
- McLaughlin’s 25 points were a game-high.
Up Next
- South Carolina won its home against Temple 88-60 on Friday.
- Player of the Game: Te’a Cooper (16 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk)
- The Gamecocks return to action on Sunday against Furman at 2 p.m. They will begin SEC play at Texas A&M on Thursday at 9 p.m.
- Purdue won its last two home games against Albany (53-41) and Bradly (74-61).
- Players of the Game
- Versus Albany: Ae’Rianna Harris (23 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl, 5 blocks)
- Versus Bradley: Karissa McLaughlin (23 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts)
- The Boilermakers began BIG 10 play with a 60-42 win against Ohio State on Friday.
- Player of the Game: Dominique Oden (20 pts, 2 rebs, 1 ast, 2 stls)
- Purdue will play its next BIG 10 game at Wisconsin on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Oregon Upsets
Undefeated Mississippi State
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No.7 Oregon upset No. 4 Mississippi State 82-74 on Tuesday
night. The Ducks ended the Bulldogs undefeated streak and three-game series
winning streak.
Both teams scored 15 shots overall in the first half. Oregon
led Mississippi State 19-17 after one quarter before the Bulldogs put together a strong second quarter to overtake the Ducks by a 40-39 score at the half.
In the third quarter, the Bulldogs went on an 11-5 run to
lead 51-44. The Ducks followed up with a 7-2 run to take a 53-51 lead. For the
rest of the quarter, Taylor Chavez and Sabrina Ionescu both scored two free
throws each in the final minutes to get Oregon back to a two-point lead, 57-55.
The Ducks pulled away from the Bulldogs with a 9-2 run at the beginning of the fourth quarter,
66-57. Mississippi State continued to
struggle to get back on top and keep its undefeated streak alive. Jordan
Danberry and Anriel Howard fouled out of the game for the Bulldogs during the
quarter. Oregon dominated the final minutes with 16 points to prevail in the victory.
Ionescu had 29 points and
it was the fourth time in the last five games the junior scored 26 or more
points in a game. Cazorla had 20 points and
Ruthy Hebard had 14 points. Oregon improves to 9-1 overall on the season.
Howard scored a career-high 30 points despite fouling out of
the game. Danberry and Chloe Bibby combined for a total of 24 points.
Mississippi State ends its undefeated season at 10-1.
Both coaches received
technical fouls during the game. Oregon Head Coach Kelly Graves received it in
the final eight seconds of the second quarter. Mississippi State Head Coach Vic
Schaefer got the tech with two minutes left in the third quarter.
Game Stat Leaders
Oregon
Points: Sabrina Ionescu (29)
Rebounds: Sabrina Ionescu (6), Ruthy Hebard (6)
Assists: Sabrina Ionescu (5), Maite Cazorla (5)
Steals: Taylor Chavez (1)
Mississippi State
Points: Anriel Howard (30)
Rebounds: Teaira McCowan (11)
Assists: Jazzmun Holmes (7)
Steals: Jordan Danberry (3)
Blocks: Teaira McCowan (4)
Player Achievements
Oregon
- Ionescu scored 26 or more points for the fourth time in Oregon’s last five games.
Mississippi State
- Howard had a career-high 30 points.
Up Next
- Oregon recently won its last two home against Air Force (82-36) and UC Irvine (115-69).
- Players of the Game
- Versus Air Force: Ruthy Hebard (20 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts)
- Versus UC Irvine: Satou Sabally (27 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts, 1 stl)
- The Ducks will begin Pac-12 play versus Washington on Friday at 9 p.m.
- Mississippi State concluded its West Coast trip with a 103-56 at Washington.
- Player of the Game: Jordan Danberry (20 pts, 2 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls, 1 blk)
- The Bulldogs play its final non-conference game against Louisiana on Sunday at 2 p.m.
- Mississippi State starts SEC play at Arkansas on Thursday at 6 p.m.
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