No. 18 South Carolina hangs on vs. Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Ashley Bruner scored 11 points and No. 18 South Carolina held off Arkansas 43-40 on Sunday.
South Carolina (18-3, 6-2 Southeastern), which has won four in a row, didn't score after Aleighsa Welch's three-point play made it 43-36 Gamecocks with 3:44 to play. But Arkansas' last points came on Calli Berna's 3-pointer with 59 seconds to go.
Bruner also had seven assists and five steals. Tiffany Mitchell had eight points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Gamecocks, off to their best SEC start since 2001-02.
Arkansas (14-6, 2-5) was led by Jhasmin Bowen with 13 points. Berna and Quistelle Williams each had 10 rebounds for the Razorbacks.
South Carolina has allowed 60 or more points in a game only once this season, ranking third in the nation in scoring defense entering the week.
Game Information
2022-23 Southeastern Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 36-1 |
| LSU | 15-1 | 1 | 34-2 |
| Tennessee | 13-3 | 3 | 25-12 |
| Ole Miss | 11-5 | 5 | 25-9 |
| Mississippi State | 9-7 | 7 | 22-11 |
| Georgia | 9-7 | 7 | 22-12 |
| Alabama | 9-7 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Arkansas | 7-9 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Missouri | 6-10 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 5-11 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-13 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Kentucky | 2-14 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Texas A&M | 2-14 | 14 | 9-20 |
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