#3 South Carolina blitzed #8 Duke to start the game and got a career-high 21 points from Chloe Kitts to hold off a late rally for an 81-70 win on Thursday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
South Carolina led by almost 20 for most of the second and third quarters but had to sweat out the win after a 10-0 Duke run early in the fourth quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
South Carolina had its second unit on the court as Duke cut the lead to 69-61 After a timeout, Dawn Staley put the starters back in and Chloe Kitts went to work. She scored seven straight points for the Gamecocks and nine of the next 10.<\/p>\n
Kitts finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds. She tied her career high for points and registered her third double-double of the season.<\/p>\n
Duke scored first and the Blue Devils briefly held a 4-2 lead. Then Bree Hall hit a three to give South Carolina the lead and the Gamecocks went on a 10-0 run.\u00a0<\/p>\n
South Carolina added 6-0 and 7-0 runs to lead by as much as 18 in the first quarter. Duke cut into the lead in the second quarter, but Joyce Edwards scored six points during an 8-0 run that put South Carolina up by 21.<\/p>\n
Kitts led a balanced scoring effort from South Carolina. All ten Gamecocks that played also scored. Sania Feagin and Te-Hina Paoapo each had 11 points. Freshmen Edwards and Maddy McDaniel had eight and seven points off the bench, respectively.<\/p>\n
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