Basketball (W)

Jada Bates Scores Career High 16 in Loss to No. 3 South Carolina

January 8, 2026
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FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball (11-7, 0-3 SEC) suffered its fourth straight loss after a 93-58 defeat by No. 3 South Carolina (16-1, 3-0 SEC) on Thursday night inside Bud Walton Arena.

Sophomore Jada Bates finished with a career high 16 points on 6-9 shooting from the field to lead the Hogs.

First Quarter – 12-29

  • South Carolina won the tip but traveled on its first possession.
  • Jenna Lawrence hit a three-pointer to open the scoring.
  • The Gamecocks grabbed their first lead at the 7:22 mark, 4-3.
  • South Carolina responded with a 14-2 run after Lawrence’s three.
  • The visitors led 20-7 at the media timeout, with 2:18 left in the quarter.
  • South Carolina’s Maddy McDaniel made a layup before the buzzer and t

Second Quarter – 31-48

  • Jada Bates’ layup opened the quarter but the Gamecocks responded with a three from Tessa Johnson.
  • Arkansas fired off an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 10 with over 5 minutes left in the half.
  • The Hogs were scoreless from the field and SC pushed its lead back to 17 before the end of the half.
  • Arkansas finished 1 for its last 9 from the field.
  • The Hogs outrebounded South Carolina 21-16 in the first half.

Third Quarter – 45-76

  • The Gamecocks opened the half with back-to-back layups but Emily Robinson responded with her first three of the game.
  • South Carolina led 66-41 at the media timeout.
  • The Gamecocks outscored Arkansas 28-14 in the third.

Fourth Quarter – 58-93

  • Bates passed her previous career high of nine points with her second banked-in three-pointer of the game.
  • South Carolina went on a 1-12 stretch from the field to close out the game.

Up Next

The Hogs will head to No. 20 Tennessee (11-3, 3-0 SEC) on Sunday, Jan. 11.

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