No. 1 South Carolina beats Clemson for its 16th straight victory over the Tigers

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Tessa Johnson scored 13 points, Chloe Kitts had 12 points and 12 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina pulled away for its 16th straight victory over ...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Tessa Johnson scored 13 points, Chloe Kitts had 12 points and 12 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina pulled away for its 16th straight victory over state rival Clemson, 65-44 on Thursday night.

The Gamecocks (3-0) looked out of synch in the opening half and were only up 30-21 at the break. That changed after halftime as South Carolina turned things up on both sides to outscore the Tigers 21-7 and hold its opponent to 0-of-7 shooting in the period.

Johnson scored nine of her points in the third quarter while Kitts posted her second straight double-double and the 19th of her career.

The Tigers (3-1) used some inspired defense to stay in it. Things, though, fell apart as Johnson and Kitts combined for 13 points in the first six minutes of the quarter to build a 44-22 lead that Clemson could not come back from.

NEW YORK (AP) — Syla Swords scored 17 points and Olivia Olson added 15 to help Michigan beat Columbia.

Kendall Dudley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines (3-0), who moved up to their best ranking ever in the AP Top 25 on Monday.

It was the highest ranked opponent the Lions had ever played against, let alone hosted. The Columbia men hosted No. 1 St. John’s in 1985. The only ranked opponent to come to play Columbia at home was Ivy League rival Princeton. The Lions will also have No. 5 Duke come to play on Nov. 21.

Michigan led by 10 at the half and used a 16-5 run to start the third quarter to double its advantage. On one play, Olson stole the ball and then hit a nifty reverse layup and was fouled to extend the lead to 52-31 with 4:51 left in the period.

The Lions didn’t threaten the rest of the way. Riley Weiss scored 23 points and Mary Ashley Stevenson added nine for the Lions.

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