Vanderbilt vs South Carolina women's basketball: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Khamil Pierre

The SEC Tournament is underway, and Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina tipped off the quarterfinal action on Friday. The game began on Friday, Mar. 7, at Noon ET. Heading into the game, the South Carolina Gamecocks (27-3) were big favorites as the number one seed in the tournament. Conversely, the Vanderbilt Commodores (22-9) were big underdogs as the number eight seed.

The quarterfinal game on Friday was the Gamecocks' first game of the tournament, having earned byes through the first two rounds. Conversely, the Commodores were coming off an 84-76 win over No. 9-ranked Tennessee the day before.

Per ESPN Analytics, ahead of the start of the game, the Gamecocks were 90.6 percent favorites to win the game and advance to the semifinals. South Carolina had won four games in a row heading into the game, whereas Vanderbilt had won three. Although Vanderbilt had a strong third quarter, South Carolina ultimately won the game 84-63 to advance to the semi-finals.

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Vanderbilt vs South Carolina box score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Vanderbilt	15	8	25	15	63
South Carolina	24	24	13	23	84

Vanderbilt stats

Player name	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Khamil Pierre	8 for 20	0 for 1	1 for 2	2	8	10	1	2	0	3	3	17
Jane Nwaba	1 for 2	0 for 1	0 for 0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2
Mikayla Blakes	5 for 15	2 for 6	8 for 8	1	2	3	6	0	0	2	2	20
Iyana Moore	5 for 14	4 for 9	2 for 2	0	2	2	2	1	0	4	2	16
Jordyn Oliver	2 for 7	0 for 0	0 for 0	3	0	3	4	2	0	1	2	4
Aiyana Mitchell	2 for 2	0 for 0	0 for 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Madison Greene	0 for 0	0 for 0	0 for 0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justine Pissott	0 for 1	0 for 0	0 for 0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Leilani Kapinus	0 for 1	0 for 1	0 for 0	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	4	0

South Carolina stats

Player name	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Chloe Kitts	12 for 141	0 for 0	1 for 2	2	8	10	2	2	1	1	0	25
Sania Feagin	6 for 8	0 for 0	1 for 2	4	5	9	3	0	2	2	4	13
Bree Hall	1 for 4	1 for 2	0 for 0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	3
Raven Johnson	1 for 4	0 for 0	0 for 0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2
Te-Hina Paopao	3 for 7	2 for 4	0 for 0	0	4	4	5	0	0	2	1	8
Joyce Edwards	4 for 8	0 for 0	4 for 4	2	2	4	1	2	1	2	1	12
Maryam Dauda	1 for 2	0 for 0	0 for 0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Maddy McDaniel	0 for 2	0 for 0	0 for 0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
MiLaysia Fulwiley	6 for 12	1 for 3	2 for 2	2	4	6	3	4	0	5	1	15
Tessa Johnson	1 for 3	1 for 2	1 for 2	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	3	4

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Vanderbilt vs South Carolina game summary

Vanderbilt vs South Carolina started the action in the SEC Tournament on Friday. South Carolina began the game as big favorites, and it became apparent early on that the Gamecocks had no intention of keeping the game close. While the game stayed close early in the first quarter, the Gamecocks went on a run towards the end of the quarter to take a 24-15 lead into the commercial break.

Then, in the second quarter, the Gamecocks dominated even more. The Commodores struggled to get anything going as they only registered eight points, finishing the half with 23 points. Conversely, the Gamecocks showed consistency with another 24-point quarter, taking a 48 to 23 lead into halftime.

When the game started at halftime, it did not look like it was going to be competitive. However, the Vanderbilt Commodores came out hot and dominated the quarter. They scored 25 points in the quarter, more than they did in the entire first half. At the same time, they held South Carolina to only 13 points. The game was still not very close, with South Carolina holding a 61-48 lead, but they had a chance entering the fourth quarter.

However, the Commodores could not continue their offensive onslaught in the fourth quarter. The Gamecocks took back control of the game, scoring 23 points and holding the Commodores to 15. They won the game 84-63, advancing to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.