South Carolina Gamecocks at UCLA Bruins

· NCAA Women's Basketball

South Carolina Gamecocks

5-1, 1-1 Away

Final
62 - 77

UCLA Bruins

5-0, 4-0 Home

No. 1 South Carolina women stunned by fifth-ranked UCLA 77-62, ending Gamecocks' 43-game win streak

Dawn Staley on loss to UCLA: 'We ran into a buzz saw today'

The Gamecocks (5-1) lost for the first time since April 2023, when Caitlin Clark and Iowa beat them in the NCAA Tournament national semifinals.

Te-Hina Paopao scored 18 points and Tessa Johnson scored 14 for the Gamecocks, whose road winning streak was third-longest in Division I history.

It was the first time UCLA took down a No. 1 team in school history, having been 0-20 in such games. The program's previous best wins were over a couple of No. 2s — Oregon in 2019 and Stanford in 2008.

Elina Aarnisalo added 13 points as one of five Bruins in double figures.

UCLA (5-0) dominated from start to finish, with the Bruins' suffocating defense preventing the Gamecocks from making any sustained scoring runs.

Takeaways South Carolina: The Gamecocks trailed by double-digits at halftime for the first time since Dec. 21, 2021, against Stanford, according to ESPN. Chloe Kitts, who averages a team-leading 14 points, finished the game with 2 points on 1 of 7 shooting.

UCLA: The Bruins led 43-22 at halftime. Eight different players scored and contributed to 11-0 and 7-0 runs in the first and second quarters as they shot 52% from the field.

Key moment The first quarter set the tone for a game in which the Gamecocks never led. They missed their first nine shots and were 4 of 18 from the floor in the quarter. UCLA ran off 11 straight points to take a 20-10 lead into the second quarter.

Key stats The Bruins dominated the boards, 41-34, and held the Gamecocks well under their scoring average of 80.2 points.

Up next South Carolina travels to Florida to meet Iowa State in the Fort Myers Tipoff on Thanksgiving. UCLA travels to the Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Hawaii to play UT Martin on Friday.

TV Channel: Gamecocks vs Bruins 2021 College Basketball, week 3, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00	End of 4th Quarter	62 - 77
4th 0:08	Joyce Edwards made Jumper.	62 - 77
4th 0:09	Joyce Edwards Offensive Rebound.	60 - 77
4th 0:10	Raven Johnson missed Jumper.	60 - 77
4th 0:10	Raven Johnson Offensive Rebound.	60 - 77

Statistics

SC		UCLA
24-66	FG	28-59
36	Field Goal %	47
8-12	3PT	10-21
67	Three Point %	48
6-8	FT	11-14
75	Free Throw %	79
34	Rebounds	41
16	Offensive Rebounds	14
18	Defensive Rebounds	27
13	Assists	16
11	Steals	8
3	Blocks	5
13	Turnovers	17
0	Team Turnovers	1
13	Total Turnovers	17
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
11	Points Off Turnovers	15
1	Fast Break Points	8
18	Points in Paint	26
16	Fouls	10
0	Largest Lead	23

Game Information

Pauley Pavilion

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 13,659 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
South Carolina	11-1	-	25-2
Vanderbilt	10-3	1.5	24-3
Texas	9-3	2	24-3
Tennessee	8-3	2.5	16-7
LSU	8-4	3	22-4
Ole Miss	7-4	3.5	20-6
Oklahoma	7-5	4	19-6
Kentucky	7-6	4.5	20-7
Alabama	6-6	5	20-6
Georgia	6-6	5	20-6
Mississippi State	5-7	6	18-8
Missouri	4-8	7	16-11
Florida	3-9	8	15-12
Texas A&M	3-9	8	10-11
Auburn	2-10	9	13-13
Arkansas	0-12	11	11-16

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
UCLA	15-0	-	25-1
Michigan	13-2	2	22-4
Ohio State	11-3	3.5	22-4
Iowa	11-3	3.5	20-5
Minnesota	11-4	4	20-6
Maryland	9-6	6	21-6
Michigan State	9-6	6	20-6
Washington	9-6	6	19-7
USC	8-6	6.5	16-9
Illinois	7-7	7.5	17-8
Oregon	6-8	8.5	18-9
Nebraska	5-10	10	16-10
Wisconsin	5-10	10	13-13
Purdue	4-10	10.5	12-13
Indiana	3-12	12	14-13
Northwestern	2-12	12.5	8-17
Penn State	2-13	13	9-17
Rutgers	1-13	13.5	9-16

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