Live updates: South Carolina takes down LSU

The No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks and No. 3 LSU Tigers battle at 2 p.m. Sunday at Colonial Life Arena. The State’s Jeremiah Holloway and Ben Portnoy are there to bring you live updates from the game.

South Carolina LSU score right now

Third quarter: South Carolina 64, LSU 48

Brea Beal knocked down a 3-pointer as time expired in the quarter, with the Colonial Life Arena crowd erupting at the play. LSU cut the lead to 5 points early in the quarter, but the Gamecocks outscored the Tigers 22-16 in the period.

Halftime: South Carolina 42, LSU 32

South Carolina held an 18-17 advantage in the second quarter to lead LSU 42-32 at the half. Zia Cooke leads the Gamecocks with 11 points. Aliyah Boston has 10 points and 3 rebounds, while Kamilla Cardoso has 9 rebounds. LSU’s Alexis Morris leads all scorers with 15 points, with Tigers star Angel Reese at 3 points and 2 fouls.

First quarter: South Carolina 24, LSU 15

South Carolina jumped out to an 18-2 lead and shot 10-of-15 (67%) for the quarter. Zia Cooke leads all scores with 9 points. LSU star Angel Reese has two fouls.

Aliyah Boston vs. Angel Reese

Aliyah Boston, F, South Carolina: Boston is USC’s leading rebounder and shot-blocker, and second-leading scorer. She raises her level of play against ranked teams, averaging 18.5 points and 11.8 rebounds in four such games. Look for the Gamecocks to lean on Boston more often, and for her to see more touches on offense.

Angel Reese, F, LSU: Reese is in the conversation for National Player of the Year. Her numbers and skillset have LSU as one of the last undefeated teams, and her scoring ability makes the Tigers one of the highest-scoring offenses in the nation. Reese has seen this USC defense up close before, so it will be intriguing to track how she handles it this time around.

What time, what channel

• Who: LSU Tigers (23-0, 11-0 SEC) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (24-0, 11-0 SEC)
  
  
• Where: Colonial Life Arena (18,000) in Columbia, S.C.
• When: 2 p.m. Sunday
• TV: ESPN
• Stream: via ESPN app/ESPN.com

This story was originally published February 12, 2023 at 1:32 PM.

Jeremiah Holloway

The State

Jeremiah Holloway covers South Carolina women’s basketball and football for The State. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, he is from Greensboro, N.C. and an avid basketball fan. Holloway joined The State in August 2022.

Ben Portnoy

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Ben Portnoy is The State’s South Carolina Gamecocks football beat writer. He’s a 10-time Associated Press Sports Editors award honoree and has earned recognition from the Mississippi Press Association and the National Sports Media Association. Portnoy previously covered Mississippi State for the Columbus Commercial Dispatch and Indiana football for the Journal Gazette in Ft. Wayne, IN.