Led by Kamilla Cardoso’s 16 points and 16 rebounds, No. 1 South Carolina rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to take down visiting Georgia 70-56 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C., keeping its perfect record intact.
The Gamecocks (25-0, 12-0 Southeastern) were down 35-28 at intermission before outscoring the Bulldogs 22-9 in the third quarter to take control. Cardoso scored 12 of her points in the second half and Chloe Kitts added 10 of her 12 points in the final 20 minutes.
Cardoso added five assists, three blocks and three steals, while Kitts contributed seven rebounds and Te-Hina Paopao finished with 15 points.
Javyn Nicholson scored a career-high 27 points for Georgia (11-14, 2-10). She also had three of the Bulldogs’ 14 steals.
No. 6 North Carolina State 86, Georgia Tech 85 (OT)
Aziaha James dropped 30 points and the host Wolfpack rallied to beat the upset-minded Yellow Jackets in Raleigh, N.C.
River Baldwin scored 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting, Madison Hayes added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Saniya Rivers chipped in 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals for NC State (23-3, 11-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).