No. 1 Uconn Takes Top-ranked Showdown With 66-54 Win

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — UConn coach Gene Auriemma smiled at his three upperclass starters, savoring the latest virtuoso performance on the big stage by Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson — and fretting about their departure next season. UConn was eventually ahead by 15 points before the Gamecocks put forth a burst in the final four minutes of the second to cut the lead to 35-25 at the break. South Carolina lost its leading scorer in Wilson with 4:22 left in the second quarter as she injured her left leg. Wilson was jostling for a rebound she landed hard and was in obvious pain just off the court. Trainers worked on her lower leg before she was helped up and led to the locker room. Wilson returned to the bench late in the third quarter, her lower leg heavily taped, and played the final period. Stewart has averaged 17 points and eight rebounds in her 19 games against opponents ranked in the top five. The Gamecocks will head to Connecticut in 2016-17 with the Huskies making a return to the Colonial Life Arena.

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