Aliyah Boston and Victaria Saxon each had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead 1st ranked South Carolina to a 78-45 victory over Missouri on Thursday night.

Zia Cooke and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan scored 14 each for the Gamecocks (17-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference), who played their 1st game since taking over the top spot in the AP Top 25. South Carolina exploited its size advantage, grabbing 37 offensive rebounds and holding a 62-31 edge in total rebounds.

Aijha Blackwell scored 13 points to lead the Tigers (4-14, 1-4). Missouri shot just 27.3%.

After a sluggish start, the Gamecocks started to pull away in the second quarter, outscoring the Tigers 18-3 in the last six minutes of the first half for a 35-17 lead.

Defensively, the Gamecocks blocked 8 shots. They smothered Amber Smith, who leads Missouri in scoring by averaging 13 points. Smith didn't score until the final minute of the 3rd quarter and finished with 4 points on 1-of-8 shooting.

South Carolina's Tyasha Harris finished with 11 points and 5 assists and became the second player in program history to surpass 1,000 points and 600 assists in a career. She joined Cristina Ciocan, who accomplished the feat from 2000-04.

Up next for the Gamecocks is a Monday home matchup against Mississippi State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena and the game airs live on ESPN 2.