University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
7-4
South Carolina
7-1
Gophers Fall to No. 6 South Carolina, 98-58
12/11/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Kaela Davis had 20 points off six 3-pointers and Allisha Gray 18 points as No. 6 South Carolina bounced back from its only loss with a 98-58 blowout of Minnesota on Sunday.
The Gamecocks (7-1) finished with 16 3-pointers, the most in coach Dawn Staley's nine seasons and second most in program history behind the 17 against Western Carolina in 1994.
Davis, a Georgia Tech transfer who came off the bench for the first time this season, was a big reason for South Carolina's outside success. She hit five of her first six shots from behind the arc as the Gamecocks built a 57-27 halftime lead.
Kenisha Bell led Minnesota (7-4) with 16 points.
Alaina Coates had 16 points and 11 rebounds, her fifth double-double of the season and 47th of her career. She also had four of South Carolina's nine blocks.
Gray made four 3s and added a team-high seven assists.
The Gamecocks used a 15-0 start and an 18-0 run in the second quarter to put it away.
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