La'Keisha Sutton helps S. Carolina upend No. 22 Vandy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- La'Keisha Sutton scored 20 points, making four 3-pointers to help South Carolina beat Vanderbilt (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 25 AP) 65-60 in overtime Sunday.
Sutton scored five points in the extra period for the Gamecocks (15-5, 4-3), who broke a three-game skid in the Southeastern Conference. Aleighsa Welch had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Markeshia Grant scored 10 points, including a pair of free throws at 2:45 in OT.
Christina Foggie scored 16 and Tiffany Clarke had 15 points for the Commodores (14-5, 2-4). It was VU's third straight SEC loss, first at home this season and first overtime loss since November 2007.
Sutton opened the game with a 3-pointer and also opened overtime with another 3.
Vanderbilt trailed in the second half, twice by nine points, before Foggie's free throws tied it at 56 with 24.8 seconds remaining.
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2021-22 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 29-2 |
LSU | 13-3 | 2 | 25-5 |
Tennessee | 11-5 | 4 | 23-8 |
Ole Miss | 10-6 | 5 | 23-8 |
Florida | 10-6 | 5 | 21-10 |
Georgia | 9-7 | 6 | 20-9 |
Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 19-11 |
Missouri | 7-9 | 8 | 18-12 |
Arkansas | 7-9 | 8 | 18-13 |
Alabama | 6-10 | 9 | 17-13 |
Mississippi State | 6-10 | 9 | 15-14 |
Texas A&M | 4-12 | 11 | 14-15 |
Vanderbilt | 4-12 | 11 | 14-18 |
Auburn | 2-14 | 13 | 10-18 |