Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball team are playing No. 2 Duke in the Elite Eight of March Madness right now as the No. 1 Gamecocks look to defend their national championship.
Staley has the Gamecocks on the doorstep of a fifth consecutive Final Four appearance while Duke coach Kara Lawson is looking to get the Blue Devils there for the first time since 2006.
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South Carolina vs. Duke score
South Carolina holds a narrow 52-50 lead with less than 1 minute left in this back-and-forth scrap. A jumper by Bree Hall and some quality defense sparked an 8-0 Gamecocks run to start the final quarter while Toby Fournier, Reigan Richardson and Oluchi Okananwa have given the Blue Devils a boost.
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Toby Fournier stats
Freshman Toby Fournier, off the bench, has 18 points on 8-of-17 shooting to go along with 5 boards and 3 blocks so far.
Dawn Staley on what South Carolina needs to improve
“We gotta get the lose balls,” Staley said during an interview on the broadcast after the third quarter. “The game is going to be won on those broken plays. We’re not doing a good job at getting those 50/50 balls. … It takes all of us, but it’s hard. iIt’s hard. This game is hard. So we gotta bear down.”
South Carolina vs. Duke score in 3Q
The Blue Devils held a 42-38 lead over the Gamecocks at the end of the third quarter. Ashlon Jackson leads Duke with 13 points so far.
Ashlon Jackson ties single-season 3-point record
Jackson hit a 3 with less than a minute left in the third quarter to give Duke a 41-36 lead. That bucket pulled her even with the program’s single-season record for 3-pointers (87).
Chloe Kitts stats
Chloe Kitts has 12 points so far, shooting 3-of-8 from the floor and grabbing 4 rebounds.
This season, Kitts is averaging a career-high 10.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Kitts has registered back-to-back double-doubles in the second round and Sweet 16. Her career-high is 25 points, which she dropped on Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament. — Cydney Henderson
MiLaysia Fulwiley stats
Guard MiLaysia Fulwiley came off the bench, as she has for the majority of the season, and has 5 points on 2-of-5 shooting and a steal so far.
The sophomore is averaging 12.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game this eason. She has only three starts in 36 games, and was named the SEC’s Sixth-Woman of the Year. Fulwiley’s career-high is 24 points, which she’s scored on two different occasions, most recently in the Gamecocks’ win over SEC foe Vanderbilt in February. She had 23 points in South Carolina’s Sweet 16 win. — Cydney Henderson
South Carolina vs. Duke score at halftime
South Carolina held a 26-22 lead at halftime. Duke went on a 9-0 run late in the second quarter, powered by freshman Tony Fournier and junior Ashlon Jackson.
Gamecocks guard Raven Johnson opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, her first points of the game. Chloe Kitts and Sania Feagin were active in the first half, combing for 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting. Joyce Edwards added 4 points, and MiLaysia Fulwiley and Bree Hall chipped in 3 apiece.
South Carolina vs. Duke score in 1Q
The Gamecocks held a 16-10 lead after the opening quarter. Duke shot just 25% from the floor in the period, a tough start after the Blue Devils struggled in the Sweet 16 against North Carolina. South Carolina, meanwhile, hit 55.6% of its shots to open the game.
South Carolina’s Chloe Kitts had 5 points in the frame, Sania Feagin had 4, and MiLaysia Fulwiley had 3.
Duke freshman Toby Fournier had 7 of the Blue Devils’ 10 first-quarter points.
South Carolina women’s basketball roster
The Gamecocks have depth and defense on their side, ranking first in the nation in bench points per game (41.5) and fifth in blocks per game (5.9). Here’s a look at the full South Carolina women’s basketball roster.
South Carolina women’s basketball coach
Dawn Staley has led the Gamecocks since 2008. She’s won three national titles — 2017, 2022, 2024 — and made six Final Fours. She has a 473-109 (.813) record at South Carolina.
Dawn Staley, Kara Lawson meet pregame
South Carolina vs. Duke starters
- Duke: Ashlon Jackson, Delaney Thomas, Jadyn Donovan, Taina Mair, Reigan Richardson
- South Carolina: Chloe Kitts, Sania Feagin, Bree Hall, Raven Johnson, Te-Hina Paopao
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Duke women’s basketball roster
Freshman forward Toby Fournier leads the Blue Devils in scoring with 13.1 points per game, to go along with 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks. Guards Ashlon Jackson (12.4), Oluchi Okananwa (10.2) and Reigan Richardson (9.8) are key contributors. Okananwa came up big for Duke in its second-round win over UNC, posting a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. Here is the full Duke women’s basketball roster.
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Here’s who made the Elite Eight.
- No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 2 Duke, Sunday, 1 p.m. on ABC
- No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 3 LSU, Sunday, 3 p.m. on ABC
- No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 TCU, Monday, 7 p.m. on ESPN
- No. 2 UConn vs. USC, Monday, 9 p.m. on ESPN
Why Dawn Staley is women’s college basketball’s giant
We asked 7 players and coaches in women’s college basketball about how Dawn Staley has impacted the game and turned South Carolina into one of the iconic programs in history.
South Carolina vs. Duke women’s basketball predictions
How Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson still awes her players
Duke’s Kara Lawson had a decorated playing career and, according to her players, still has plenty of game. When she needs it.
“She will lace them up and show us how it really goes when it comes to executing plays,” Blue Devils senior guard Reigan Richardson said. “Once in a while, she’ll go out there and shoot with us, just to prove she’s the best shooter in the gym.” Read Wesley Branch’s full story on Kara Lawson and her Duke players.
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