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Duke Blue Devils at South Carolina Gamecocks

· SEC/ACC Challenge
Duke Blue Devils
8-2, 2-2 Away
Final
70 - 81
South Carolina Gamecocks
8-1, 3-0 Home

No. 3 South Carolina women hold off No. 8 Duke 81-70 for 62nd straight home win

Chloe Kitts with the and-1!

South Carolina (8-1) built a 25-point lead in the second half, but the Blue Devils (8-2) trimmed it to 71-63 with 6:10 left. Kitts followed with a basket inside and a three-point play to restore the double-digit advantage, and Duke could not get any closer.

The Gamecocks continued a home winning streak that began in December 2020 after their last loss at Colonial Life Arena to N.C. State.

It was the third double-double of the season for Kitts and the ninth of her career as South Carolina won its third in a row, two over ranked opponents, since losing at No. 1 UCLA on Nov. 24.

Tania Mair and Delaney Thomas had 14 points apiece to lead Duke.

Takeaways Duke: The Blue Devils took too long to find the form that helped them defeat top-10 opponents Kansas State and Oklahoma earlier this season.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks have typically overcome slow starts and turned things on late. This time, it was a lackluster finish that had them sweating a little bit in the fourth quarter.

Key moment It came early as Bree Hall hit a 3-pointer to fuel a 17-2 run and put the Gamecocks ahead for good, 19-6.

Key stat South Carolina came out fast and shot 60.6% (20 of 33) from the field in the first 20 minutes to lead 51-31.

Up next Duke starts ACC play at home against Virginia Tech on Sunday. South Carolina faces another top-10 opponent in No. 9 TCU on Sunday.

How can I watch Blue Devils vs. Gamecocks?

  • TV Channel: Blue Devils vs Gamecocks 2021 College Basketball, week 5, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 70 - 81
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 70 - 81
4th 0:23 Oluchi Okananwa made Free Throw. 70 - 81
4th 0:23 Duke Deadball Team Rebound. 69 - 81
4th 0:23 Oluchi Okananwa missed Free Throw. 69 - 81

Statistics

DUKEDUKE SCSC
30-67 FG 31-54
45 Field Goal % 57
6-16 3PT 5-10
38 Three Point % 50
4-7 FT 14-19
57 Free Throw % 74
33 Rebounds 28
18 Offensive Rebounds 9
15 Defensive Rebounds 19
18 Assists 14
12 Steals 13
1 Blocks 8
18 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 23
15 Fast Break Points 16
34 Points in Paint 48
19 Fouls 14
2 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Colonial Life Arena

Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 15,677 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Louisville 2-0 - 12-3
NC State 2-0 - 9-4
Syracuse 1-0 0.5 11-1
Stanford 1-0 0.5 11-2
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 9-2
Virginia 1-0 0.5 9-3
Duke 1-0 0.5 6-6
Virginia Tech 1-1 1 11-3
Wake Forest 1-1 1 11-3
Clemson 1-1 1 9-4
Miami 1-1 1 8-4
North Carolina 0-1 1.5 11-3
California 0-1 1.5 8-5
SMU 0-1 1.5 7-6
Pittsburgh 0-1 1.5 7-7
Boston College 0-1 1.5 4-10
Florida State 0-2 2 5-9
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 4-9

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Texas 0-0 - 14-0
Alabama 0-0 - 14-0
Georgia 0-0 - 13-0
LSU 0-0 - 13-0
Vanderbilt 0-0 - 12-0
Kentucky 0-0 - 12-1
Mississippi State 0-0 - 12-1
Oklahoma 0-0 - 12-1
South Carolina 0-0 - 12-1
Ole Miss 0-0 - 12-2
Arkansas 0-0 - 11-3
Florida 0-0 - 11-3
Missouri 0-0 - 11-3
Texas A&M 0-0 - 7-2
Auburn 0-0 - 10-3
Tennessee 0-0 - 8-3
Full Standings