Alabama @ #4 South Carolina - 1/31/21

[SCGamecock]

Boston with another 2-10 shooting game against Alabama. They clearly have some sort of defensive scheme against her that works.

Unfortunately, great players find other ways to do work. 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 assists (just 2 turnovers).

A collapsing matchup zone. Their entire scheme is focused on stopping her.

Zia Cooke was so wide open today it wasn’t even funny. She burned them for 21 points.

 

[ConwayGmck]

The Gamecocks as a team shot 19-20 (95%) from the free throw line. They have really improved in that area, where they hadn't been strong AT ALL as a team for much of this season. Their recent games:

Alabama: 19-20 (95%)
Miss St: 19-22 (86%)
LSU: 13-25 (52%)
Georgia: 16-24 (67%)
Arkansas: 16-22 (73%)

OK, the LSU game wasn't that great, but overall for the last 5 games the team has shot 83-113 (73%) which is about 10% better than their season average thus far. Hopefully that continues to improve through the rest of the season....

 

[ConwayGmck]

A collapsing matchup zone. Their entire scheme is focused on stopping her.

Zia Cooke was so wide open today it wasn’t even funny. She burned them for 21 points.

Yep that was the story of the first game as well - Henderson scored 20 pts and Cooke scored 18. Alabama put the onus on the Gamecock guards to provide the offense. They did for both games, and Boston set her career high for assists today.......

 

[SCGamecock]

A collapsing matchup zone. Their entire scheme is focused on stopping her.

Zia Cooke was so wide open today it wasn’t even funny. She burned them for 21 points.

Mind you, Zia Cooke basically only played 1 half. She sat for most of the first half after two fouls early in the first quarter.

 

[Creature]

The Gamecocks as a team shot 19-20 (95%) from the free throw line. They have really improved in that area, where they hadn't been strong AT ALL as a team for much of this season. Their recent games:

Alabama: 19-20 (95%)
Miss St: 19-22 (86%)
LSU: 13-25 (52%)
Georgia: 16-24 (67%)
Arkansas: 16-22 (73%)

OK, the LSU game wasn't that great, but overall for the last 5 games the team has shot 83-113 (73%) which is about 10% better than their season average thus far. Hopefully that continues to improve through the rest of the season....

Nice game write up SIAP

WBB: Gamecocks to take on Alabama today

WBB: Gamecocks to take on Alabama today

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