No. 1 South Carolina tops fifth-ranked UConn 81-77


              South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Uconn, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              South Carolina's Zia Cooke (1) shoots in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UConn, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              South Carolina's Aliyah Boston looks to shoot as UConn's Ayanna Patterson (34) defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is held back by assistant coach Jamelle Elliott in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) 
              UConn's Aaliyah Edwards (3) shoots as South Carolina's Victaria Saxton (5) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              UConn's Nika Muhl (10) and UConn's Dorka Juhasz (14) react after teammate UConn's Lou Lopez-Senechal hit a 3 point basket at the end of the quarter in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              South Carolina's Aliyah Boston, right, pressures UConn's Dorka Juhasz in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            South Carolina's Raven Johnson (25) reacts toward teammate Aliyah Boston, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) UConn's Lou Lopez-Senechal (11) blocks a shot by South Carolina's Zia Cooke (1) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) UConn's Aaliyah Edwards knocks the ball from South Carolina's Aliyah Boston, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) UConn's Paige Bueckers, center, reacts after UConn's Lou Lopez-Senechal, left, hit a 3 points basket at the end of the first quarter in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)