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No. 1 South Carolina adjusts, overwhelms Lady Vols in second half

AP photo by Wade Payne / South Carolina's Brea Beal drives as Tennessee's Jordan Horston defends during Thursday night's SEC matchup in Knoxville. Beal helped the undefeated, top-ranked Gamecocks to a 73-60 victory.
AP photo by Wade Payne / South Carolina's Brea Beal drives as Tennessee's Jordan Horston defends during Thursday night's SEC matchup in Knoxville. Beal helped the undefeated, top-ranked Gamecocks to a 73-60 victory.

By The Associated Press 3 min read

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s plan against top-ranked South Carolina was to pack the paint.

The Gamecocks ultimately sent that strategy packing.

Zia Cooke scored 19 points and Kierra Fletcher had 15 as the reigning national champions spoiled the Lady Volunteers’ upset bid, winning 73-60 in Thursday night’s Southeastern Conference matchup at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Gamecocks (28-0, 15-0), who were coming off an overtime win Sunday at Ole Miss, clinched at least a tie for the regular-season conference title.

Fifth-ranked LSU (26-1, 14-1), which cruised past Vanderbilt on Thursday, can finish no worse than second. The Tigers lost 88-64 at South Carolina on Feb. 12.