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11/26 17:50 CST No. 2 South Carolina tops Duke, 83-66, to advance to title game
in Players Era Championship
No. 2 South Carolina tops Duke, 83-66, to advance to title game in Players Era
Championship
By W.G. RAMIREZ
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Madina Okot had 23 points and No. 2 South Carolina (6-0)
defeated Duke, 83-66, in the semifinals of the Players Era Championship on
Wednesday.
South Carolina will face No. 4 Texas in Thursday's championship, while Duke
will play No. 3 UCLA for third place. Texas beat UCLA, 76-65, earlier in the
day.
Joyce Edwards scored 22 points for the Gamecocks, while AP preseason
All-American Ta'Niya Latson finished with 12. Raven Johnson also contributed
with 10 points.
Toby Fournier led Duke (3-4) with 16 points. Riley Nelson finished with 14
points and Ashlon Jackson had 11.
The Gamecocks, who came into the game having scored 56.6% of their points in
the paint this season, did so Wednesday with 69.8% of their points against Duke
coming in the key, where they outscored the Blue Devils 58-28.
Duke held a one-point lead through one quarter, outscoring the Gamecocks,
15-14, while holding South Carolina to just 37.5% (6 of 16) shooting.
The Gamecocks came alive in the second quarter, though, outscoring the Blue
Devils, 26-12, while turning the tables to put the defensive clamps on Duke,
which hit just 5 of 14 (35.7%) from the floor in the period.
South Carolina held a 40-27 lead at halftime, despite going 0 for 7 from
3-point range. The Gamecocks finished the game 1 of 10 from behind the arc.
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