Columbia, S.C. – Nov. 11, 2025 –The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) used a 20-2 fourth quarter to pull away from Clemson (2-1), handing the Tigers their first loss of the season. 

Senior guard Taylor Johnson-Matthews led the Tigers with nine points, while graduate forward Demeaera Hinds added eight points and a team-high six rebounds. Senior guard Mia Moore finished with seven points, and Rachael Rose contributed six on efficient shooting. The Gamecocks had four players in double figures, led by Joyce Edwards’ 18 points and a double-double from Madina Okot. (12 points, 12 rebounds)

Clemson struggled to find rhythm offensively, shooting just 23 percent from the field and 15 percent from three-point range, compared to South Carolina’s 45 percent overall and 56 percent from deep. The Tigers were outrebounded 48–31 but forced 12 turnovers and scored 13 points off those takeaways. With the loss, Clemson moves to 2–1 on the season and 0–2 against South Carolina under head coach Shawn Poppie.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED

After the Gamecocks opened the game on an 11-0 run, the Tigers held score with the Gamecocks 24-24 until the end of the first half. The Tigers cut the lead to ten entering the fourth quarter, but were unable to click offensively in the final period allowing South Carolina to pull away to a 65-37 win. 

HEAD COACH SHAWN POPPIE SAID

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A South Carolina man will face a Cumberland County jury in November for his involvement in a deadly robbery at a Yadkin Road business.

Quinteel Pierre Harley, 37, of Loris, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the death of Eddie Saez Jr., 34, of Fayetteville, who was shot and killed inside his Yadkin Road shop in 2022.

Harley’s trial is set for Nov. 14 in Cumberland County Superior Court. Assistant District Attorney Rob Thompson said it is the only murder trial scheduled for November.

Harley’s codefendant, Rasheem Grant, 32, of South Carolina, pleaded guilty March 5 to second-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the killing. Grant was sentenced to 23 to 28 years, eight months in prison, according to court records.

Texas A&M football will be on national television in Week 12 as it seeks revenge from a 2024 loss. 

The Aggies (9-0, 6-0 SEC) will play South Carolina at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kyle Field on ESPN, A&M athletics announced Friday.

Last season’s meeting did not go as planned for the Aggies, who were 7-1 and ranked No. 10, but were upset 44-20 in Columbia, S.C. Marcel Reed was 18-for-28, totaling 206 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The loss started a 1-4 stretch to end the season.

This year, the Aggies are again in first place when they meet Shane Beamer’s 3-6 Gamecocks. The Aggies’ latest conquest was a 38-17 rout Saturday of the No. 22 Missouri Tigers. 

Texas A&M is 6-0 in conference play for the first time since 1998, when the Aggies were members of the Big 12.