No. 11 Utah Utes vs. No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks | Full Game Highlights

Watch these highlights as the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team remain undefeated taking down the No. 11 Utah Utes 69-78, lead by Camilla Cardoso with 17 PTS and 6 REB. The Utah Utes were lead by Alissa Pili’s career-high 37 PTS accounting for more than half of the team’s total scoring. The Gamecocks rise to a perfect 9-0 so far for the season.
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[@marchhokiwak6688]

Proud Pasific islander for Pao-Pao and Pili🔥

[@BrandonSmith-rb1bf]

Oh, I though Pili might have been Mexican. Yeah, Poa and Pili are doing it! Big ups to the Pasific Islander ✊

[@jacobricks7273]

SC fan here but Pilli put on a show. She putting on for the undersized players all over. ❤

[@TheAwesomePG]

She’s 6’2

[@jacobricks7273]

@@TheAwesomePG on paper

[@tennajudkins1196]

She really 5’11

[@BrandonSmith-rb1bf]

@@TheAwesomePG She might play like it but absolutely not

[@user-mm2bk2uu1u]

@@TheAwesomePG. She’s said she’s 5’11 Utah just lists her at 6’2

[@finisher3x]

There's no way that Pili is 6-2. She's barely 6-0 . . if not 5-11. She's the female Charles Barkley

[@nataliaperry4123]

Very competitive game! Good basketball!!

[@jouzou4311]

Pilli is fire and best ever 35 points almost beat SC

[@joellenz4864]

Where do I start with this one? First of all, congratulations to both Utah and South Carolina for getting through this one without any technicals or ejections. The NCAA should be fundamentally ashamed of themselves for the steaming pile of rotting garbage they sent as officials to this game. The entire game of basketball should be ashamed of what was attempted to be pulled off as officiating. If James Naismith would have seen this game he would have said, forget it everyone, this game, as it was presented today, is not what I imagined and let's just call the whole thing off. We can only wonder if the referees manage through life the way they officiated this game. Can they drive, use a spoon, add? Unbelievable that two excellent teams couldn't even have average for officials. These three should be sent home and never let inside a gymnasium again. With that said, South Carolina finds a way to win against a very good Utah team. Ms. Pili (sp?) can PLAY!! They should go deep in March.

[@goodshrevej]

Bold prediction Watkins will have a tip dunk this year.

[@childskites6346]

Her footwork is crazy and her calfs are insane, she gotta be polynesian or something

[@hadassah22]

She is! She is samoan

[@TheAlaskaalex]

Great game Pili!

[@krispy56]

Great player she needs a conditioning coach

[@popthe1nonly562]

Pili is a Dawg

[@Terrance7459]

Earned Pili the #8 pick in the draft by the Minnesota Lynx. This game right here, put her I. The top 10 in the draft. Welcome to the league and my state of Minnesota.

[@malikrahim-ei1vd]

Great win ladies. Moving on.

[@ostrichwayne]

Good game, South Carolina.

[@salvador754]

Very game Utah team that injured player woulda made the difference but that's life , speedy recovery Anslin showing the upperclassman leadership and quality hitting the boards this is how to spread SC have chance just not everyone has the players ,depth etc

[@byg_yungq8]

If Utah had more size it would be a lil bit different

[@lavelleandrae27]

Utah can actually beat South Carolina 😅. Thank God we got PaoPao 🙏🏾😁

[@Dashdaddy1]

Then why didn't they?

[@xxsskyyxx]

Nah they can’t sc often makes the mistake of getting too comfortable and playing down to competition but other games they’ll play 100%

[@kauaisession]

PIli all day

[@hatcher2262]

When the schedule came out, this one of two games I was concerned about, the LSU game was the other game. I knew Utah would be tricky, what was even better the younger players got some pressure playing minutes. I don’t think USC played a clean game. I watched Pili play against LSU last year, I didn’t know she had game like that, a win is a win.

[@BrandonSmith-rb1bf]

You saying USC fouled a lot?

[@user-mm2bk2uu1u]

Bummer that Utah coach blew any chance in tourney by leaving #2 player in a blowout in final 2 min for the year w knee injury

[@littybitty8692]

This game sounded so boring and lame and i was disappointed.. but i’m glad my gamecocks got the W.. and the refs needa do better too smh.

[@jpunt4325]

South Carolina interior defenses is very suspect . They are going to have to play better defense go forward .

[@deekwilliams3255]

It's the worst I've seen it this year. It normally isn't that bad. Pili is the real deal. No one can stop her. i like her game...

[@FeliciaMcCreary-uv5nu]

Coach Staley said in her pregame interview said that the game plan was to run Utah from the three-point line and make them settle for two points instead of three and to outscore them. Utah had best offensive stats of any team prior to this game. Utah is usually very prolific from the three. They make an average of over 13 threes a game and only made 5 on yesterday and shot 25 % from the three. They attempted 20 threes yesterday when they usually attempt over 30. Utah's overall over all field goal percentage was over %52 percent and yesterday it was %45 percent. I think foul trouble for a lot of the post also effected the game. SC made 1 more three and shot better percentage wise then Utah did. SC turnovers were a lot, but other than that I would say they executed the game plan which contributed to the win.

[@tko8218]

Refs were highly sensitive and called every foul or near foul--but they did it to both teams. The pace of the game was very fast, at times. SC's bench saved them.

[@oneday5572]

Yea it made Pili have to play loosely and more timid. I hate when refs ruin a great game.

[@GeneralRock114]

South Carolina’s defense was terrible!!!

[@DHaynesakafingerrs]

Agreed, how many times did folks get back doored? Hope they’ll work on that!

[@klove6913]

Cardoso got to have help on that back side because although she is lengthy it's hard for her to get regain D once she's beat with certain Post

[@waldolydecker8118]

Coaches did not have the team ready to play...no pregame plan to slow down PAC-12 player of year Pili...Pili been playing for 4 years and gets her career high points against SC...ridiculous poor coaching preparation. Raven Johnson lacked focus all game. Cardoso seems too dumb to understand that top teams are not going to allow her to catch the ball and dribble to try to find a shot; she has got to establish position under the hoop, catch and immediately shoot. Utah outcoached Staley...SC merely won because they always have overwhelming talent. Utah was missing 2 or 3 of its better players, yet was neck and neck with SC all game.

[@Dashdaddy1]

Outcoached the opponent and LOST? Get real dude.@@waldolydecker8118

[@deekwilliams3255]

@@waldolydecker8118 Doesn't seem like anyone will ever stop Pili. As far as coaching, Utah's coach should have allowed her players to take mid range shots. Its either layups or 3s. Easy to defend that. That wasn't a good strategy when you know where all your shots are going to be taken from. Just defend the 3. There's a reason they didn't make many 3 this game. However, Pili cooked them inside and out. SC's defense was not near par this game. Was as bad as i've seen all year. Too many dumb, unforced turnovers as well. Raven, nor Hall had a particularly good game. As far as Cardoso, it's the same thing as with Boston last year. It's hard to establish anything when 2 and 3 players on you and you're in foul trouble. Despite that, she hit 6 of 9 shots. Wished she could have gotten more off.

[@SPAWNOFSATAN013]

Undersize but she can ball..

[@kingsidmadrid1700]

Pili need some help. She almost beat LSU last year. Why didn't Utah use the portal to get some better players.

[@BakerM09]

The fact they had a highlight played 3 times in a row is how it shows ESPN is too busy 😂😂 Edit: why does Rebecca lobo sound so dead….. Ryan Roucco just sounded tired…. Honestly hoped for more energy. Especially when all the girls were hitting threes

[@jpunt4325]

She only come alive when it's UConn .

[@BakerM09]

@@jpunt4325 FR!!!!!!

[@freeshrugs63]

What, do I have to check the newspaper for the final score. Don't tease us like that. It's cruel. But thanks for doing your best to post the game.

[@Berley_1234]

gamecocks are just toooo good

[@anthonytaylor7928]

U know what I'm a South Carolina fan and I'm glad they won but I feel bad for the Utah players with that dumb strategy from their coach to either take threes or take layups but no mid range shots because of some analytics garbage they had plenty of open looks down the stretch and still decided to chuck up threes with misses if I was a player I would have taken a mid range shot anyway

[@user-mm2bk2uu1u]

Lynne Roberts killed Utah’s chances when she lost Kneepkens for the year in a 20 point blowout with less than 2 minutes left. She had no business not making sure she was off the floor

[@oneday5572]

YES!!!!! I was literally SCREAMING this the whole game!!!! She’s a horrible coach for telling her team not to shoot the midrange! That is just a HORRIBLE strategy and she’s psychologically damaging these young women. It is absolutely insane and she needs to be fired before she does anymore damage.

[@feldenkrais8404]

Can you buy some punctuation?

[@anthonytaylor7928]

@@feldenkrais8404 quit trying to be condescending

[@anghoppi]

🐓 FOCUSED 💯

[@BrandonSmith-rb1bf]

What position does Pilli play, Pg-Foward?? lol

[@godthesonthomas]

Why is women’s college ball so much better than WNBA? 🤔

[@svpst1]

Officiating in all three games was atrocious. USC continues to maul people and still get all the calls. Was almost a good game. Pili is some player and if USC didn't have Hall and or Paopao they would have lost at least 2 games this year.

[@klove6913]

But we do so your opinion is invalid!! No shade

[@svpst1]

Who's "we" do you have a frog in your pocket?@@klove6913

[@waldolydecker8118]

Kicking your azz LEGITIMATELY is not "mauling," dingbat; its called playing legitimate tight defense. Did you see the undersized Utah center Roberts? keep flopping everytime Cardoza barely touched her...she got 3 gifted charge calls flopping on the floor because she was afraid to play defense and get shot over. If you are going to whine then find something legitimate to whine about.

[@latashamilton691]

Well, that's the purpose of recruiting talented players. If Utah didn't have Pili or Kneepsken, I'm sure they would've lost more than just one game! 😂

[@deekwilliams3255]

@@latashamilton691 Exactly

[@myjjobsession9084]

Ugly win for SC. Refs didn’t help any. Blowing whistles on regular basketball post moves. They really killed the rhythm of the game in the 1st half.

[@travmaster7003]

I thought ASHLYN WATKINS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE LIKE MENTORED LAST SEASON BY ALIYAH BOSTON & ASHLYN SUPPOSE TO BE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH THIS SEASON , SO FAR IM NOT SEEING IT, C'MON ASHLYN DONT LET US DOWN GYRL ! !

[@user-iu7wn2xv5i]

South carolina yall get geared up for LSU beat em👍👍👍👍

[@matthewreese3907]

If Utah had Kneepkens, they would've won. South Carolina better be careful. If they don't fix some bad defensive habits, they could get upset by a hungry team. It happens to the best of the best.

[@lowkey2050]

Well that wouldn't mean anything tbh, utah lost to baylor with kneepkens. Pili would've had less shot attempts and even if kneepkens would've dropped 18 they still could've lost with the same score outcome.

[@TonyMontana-qz4uo]

Raven Johnson gained some 🍑weight since this game!😜

[@savagefund7706]

Watch Cardoso travel at :56. Pretty obvious. Same play that she was praised for her footwork. This was a good game but traveling and carrying the ball are just not called anymore. Utah really needs to practice wide open layups. Make them and this game may be different.

[@rgractor]

Looked like a gather step (or 0 step), which is not a travel.

[@deekwilliams3255]

@@rgractor exactly.

[@lowkey2050]

I mean you know pili walked 2-3 times and Also pushed off at 7:08 and wasn't called? not to mention johnson was suppose to be fouled out in the 3rd and watch her flop at 8:11 when she faked like she got hit in the mouth 😂.

[@PACNYY]

LAD have Ohtani a 10yr $700 million dollar deal. Talk about eating good in the neighborhood.

[@waldolydecker8118]

fugg Ohtani...Angels didn't bust a grape the entire time he was there

[@GeneralRock114]

No way she should have scored 37. Put an athlete player like Watkins on her full court denying her the ball. In the post, front her. Again denying the ball. She’s not that quick, fast, or athletic. They just let her get the ball and then tried to stop her. The entire SC defense was pitiful. Same thing Clark did to them last year. Dawn needs to hire a coach that knows how to play defense!!!

[@cookiesncream_24]

cry