After Aliyah Boston blocked an Alexis Morris fast-break layup attempt with 5:25 remaining and Boston’s No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks up 75-57 on Morris’ No. 3 LSU Tigers, Morris got up from the floor and patted Boston on the back.
Morris would finish with a game-high 23 points, but previously-unbeaten LSU would fall 88-64 to the Gamecocks, who are now the last remaining undefeated team in the nation, on Super Bowl Sunday afternoon in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.
The Gamecocks (25-0, 12-0 SEC) won the biggest game of the day in their eyes and the biggest game of the season in the NCAAW to this point by a whopping 24 points. Kamilla Cardoso led the way with 18 points (7-of-9 from the field), 13 rebounds and three blocks, while Boston added 14, nine and three. Brea Beal made a deep, contested three at the buzzer of the third that made things comfortable for good and finished with 11 points, seven boards and four assists. Zia Cooke got things going for the winners and was one shy of the team high in scoring with 17 points.
South Carolina ended Angel Reese’s 23 game double-double streak, holding LSU’s superstar to single digits in every category but points, including just four rebounds. Reese had 16 points and four…
