Basketball

A college basketball superstar purposely missed an endeavor to interrupt a decades-old record command by WNBA legend

South Carolina’s Aliyah boston created history Thursday night.

But some — as well as the Gamecocks superstar herself — were a touch cautious of Boston’s suggests that of doing so.

With her 18-point, 10-rebound performance on the road against the Texas A&M Aggies, the 6-foot-5 center notched her 20th-straight double-double to interrupt the SEC record for many consecutive games with 10+ points and 10+ rebounds. capital of Massachusetts surpassed WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles to require sole possession of the record, that the LSU Tigers nice had command since the 2006-2007 season.

South carolina boasted a 33-point lead with ninety seconds remaining within the third quarter once boston — who had eighteen points and 9 rebounds at the time — caught a protracted pass at the elbow and took one dribble into the paint. She sent associate degree oncoming defender flying with a pump faux.

Then boston, who is that the favorite to earn NCAA Player of the Year honors, purposely uncomprehensible the layup. She chucked the ball off the glass and force down her own rebound to lock within the double-double before obtaining subbed out for the night moments later.