COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – After a dominating first-round win against Southern, the South Carolina Gamecocks are getting ready to face the USC Trojans in a primetime matchup Monday evening for a spot within the Sweet 16.
The Gamecocks have gained all 4 video games towards the Trojans, together with the three video games throughout head coach Dawn Staley’s tenure. The two groups initially performed a home-and-home collection in 2013-14 and 2014-15, and they’re at the moment in a two-year impartial website collection, ‘The Real SC.’
The first sport of the collection was on in November of 2025, with South Carolina incomes a 69-52 win in Los Angeles.
The Gamecocks withstood sizzling taking pictures from the Trojans within the first quarter to take a two-point lead into halftime. From there, they prolonged their lead with 48.6 p.c taking pictures within the second half.
Joyce Edwards led all scorers with 17 factors, and three Gamecocks completed with double-digit rebounds, with level guard Raven Johnson (11) becoming a member of Edwards (10) and Madina Okot (15).
The Gamecocks will look to key in on star Freshman Jazzy Davidson. the 6′1″ guard is averaging 18 factors, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in a staff that has been lacking Juju Watkins, the highest ladies’s basketball participant from 2025.
Here’s every part we know up to now about Monday’s sport:
WHEN IS THE GAME?
The Gamecocks can be taking part in on Monday, March 23, at 8 p.m.
WHERE IS THE GAME?
The sport can be held at Colonial Life Arena.
WHO WILL THE GAMECOCKS BE PLAYING?
The Gamecocks can be taking part in the University of Southern California Trojans, who additionally name themselves USC.
HOW CAN I WATCH THE GAME?
The sport can be broadcast on ESPN.
WHERE CAN I WATCH WIS’S COVERAGE OF THE GAME?
WIS will most definitely recap the sport in its sports activities block on Monday evening and focus on it on Palmetto Sports Daily with different sports activities reporters from our sister stations in Greenville, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston.
A recap of the sport can even be posted on-line as an online story.
You may watch WIS’s first Chasing a Championship particular, recounting the staff’s journey to this 12 months’s March Madness match on March 17 at 7:30 p.m.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IF THE GAMECOCKS WIN?
If the Gamecocks win, they’ll play the winner of No. 5 Michigan State and No. 4 Oklahoma in Sacramento for the Sweet 16
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