South Carolina Gamecocks at Auburn Tigers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 3 South Carolina tops Auburn 81-51 behind another strong effort from Joyce Edwards
Edwards, the team’s top scorer, made 9 of 14 shots to go along with five rebounds. Johnson chipped in five assists and three rebounds for the Gamecocks (21-2, 7-1 Southeastern Conference), and Maddy McDaniel made all three of her 3-pointers for nine points.
Auburn (13-9, 2-6) shot 30% from the field in its third straight home matchup with a team ranked in the AP Top 25.
The Gamecocks started hot, going on a 14-0 run that took up nearly five minutes of action in the first quarter before Ja’Mia Harris knocked down a 3-pointer for the Tigers.
South Carolina forced 15 turnovers and scored 16 points off those giveaways.
Auburn was able to hold South Carolina scoreless for more than four minutes in the second quarter but didn’t find enough offense to get back into the game, mustering only six points in the quarter.
The Gamecocks took a 38-16 lead into halftime and shot 50% from the field in the first half and found more success in the second half.
South Carolina’s size proved to be an issue for the Tigers. The Gamecocks held a 40-22 scoring advantage in the paint.
Harissoum Coulibaly, Auburn’s leading scorer, was held to 10 points on 5-of-16 shooting. She also had five turnovers. Syriah Daniels scored 11 points, and Khady Leye had nine points and seven rebounds.
Auburn visits No. 17 Ole Miss the same night.
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- TV Channel: Gamecocks vs Tigers 2021 College Basketball, week 13, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 51 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 81 - 51 |
| 4th 0:20 |  |
Syriah Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Khady Leye assists) | 81 - 51 |
| 4th 0:42 |  |
Ayla McDowell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maddy McDaniel assists) | 81 - 48 |
| 4th 1:08 | |
A'riel Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 48 |
Statistics
 SC |
AUB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-55 | FG | 18-60 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 16-17 | FT | 11-16 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 7 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 34 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 97 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Auburn, AL
Attendance: 4,099 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 11-1 | - | 25-2 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-2 | 1 | 24-2 |
| Tennessee | 8-2 | 2 | 16-6 |
| Texas | 8-3 | 2.5 | 23-3 |
| Ole Miss | 7-3 | 3 | 20-5 |
| LSU | 8-4 | 3 | 22-4 |
| Alabama | 6-5 | 4.5 | 20-5 |
| Oklahoma | 6-5 | 4.5 | 18-6 |
| Kentucky | 6-6 | 5 | 19-7 |
| Georgia | 5-6 | 5.5 | 19-6 |
| Mississippi State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 17-8 |
| Missouri | 4-8 | 7 | 16-11 |
| Florida | 3-9 | 8 | 15-12 |
| Auburn | 2-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| Texas A&M | 2-9 | 8.5 | 9-11 |
| Arkansas | 0-11 | 10.5 | 11-15 |