South Carolina forward Joyce Edwards, top, goes up to score over South Florida guard Carla Brito (55) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Columbia, S.C.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Joyce Edwards scored 20 points as No. 2 South Carolina shook off an awful start to win its 64th straight home game, a 82-46 victory over Charleston Southern on Thursday.
The Gamecocks (11-1) get the next 10 days off from competition and may have been thinking about that early on as they made two of their first 13 shots and trailed the Buccaneers 15-11 after 10 minutes.
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