COLUMBIA, S.C. — The No. 1 overall seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament looked every bit of the part Friday, as top-ranked South Carolina routed the 16th-seeded Howard Bison, 79-21, in its first March Madness game at Colonial Life Arena.
The Gamecocks (30-2) smothered undersized Howard defensively and took a 44-4 lead into halftime. South Carolina held the Bison (21-10) to the fewest points in a half in NCAA Tournament history — breaking a previous record from 2011, when Prairie View was held to eight points against Baylor.
"I looked up at the scoreboard like this is what we do, and this is what we should always be doing against any team," South Carolina freshman Bree Hall said after the game.
