COLUMBIA — The NCAA tournament is all about No. 16 seeds upsetting the top teams but on Friday, South Carolina women's basketball didn't let that happen. The No. 1-seeded and defending national champion Gamecocks (31-3) beat No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech ...

South Carolina is now 9-0 in the NCAA Tournament all-time against No. 16 seeds. The 108 points on Friday was also a new program record for points scored against a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. (Previous high was 91 points in 2024 against Presbyterian.)

For the fifth straight season South Carolina women's basketball advanced to the Final Four, this year defeating Duke 54-50.

With forward Collin Murray-Boyles likely to enter the NBA Draft, South Carolina needed scorers for 2025. Now, with Eaglestaff joining freshman Eli Ellis, the Gamecocks have a pair of scorers capable of dropping 30 points on any given night.

NCAA Tournament First Round matchup between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

The Tennessee Tech women's basketball team carries a 17-game winning streak into the NCAA Tournament. A book helped drive the Golden Eagles.

South Carolina women's basketball, the reigning NCAA Tournament champions, are on a quest to repeat last year's successful title run.