No. 2 South Carolina rode a hot start to the second half and withstood a late run by No. 18 Tennessee in the 70-63 women's basketball win.

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Playing defending national champion South Carolina was already difficult enough. But how the Gamecocks have responded to their toughest loss of this season makes them even more formidable. We're not talking about their lone loss,