Leticia Amihere scored 16 points and top-ranked South Carolina held Mississippi scoreless in the 1st quarter and limited Ole Miss to 2 points in the first half on the way to an 87-32 win Thursday night.

The Gamecocks (20-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) led 18-0 after one period and scored 27 unanswered points before Mississippi (7-14, 0-7) got its first basket. South Carolina led 32-2 at the break.

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan scored 8 points, blocked two shots and added a steal in the early decisive surge as the Lady Rebels missed 19 consecutive shots and had 16 turnovers.

Tyasha Harris and Herbert Harrigan finished with 10 points apiece for South Carolina, which led by as many as 57 points, 87-30, on the 1st of 2 3-pointers by Olivia Thompson with 1:17 remaining.

The Lexington High graduate played 14 minutes and finished with 6 points. 

Ole Miss ended its first-half scoring drought on Mimi Reid's layup with 57 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. Reid led the Rebels with 12 points. Ole Miss finished 13-50 (26%) from the field and 0-10 from the 3-point line.

The last time a Division 1 team scored as few as 2 points in a half was Dec. 16, 2016, when Western Kentucky defeated Lipscomb 87-35 after leading 56-2 at halftime.

South Carolina was 33-62 (53%) from the field, 8-19 (42%) from 3-point range and 13-17 (76%) from the free throw line. The Gamecocks outrebounded the Rebels 45-22, including a game-high 8 rebounds by Aliyah Boston.

The Gamecocks now begin a 3-game homestand starting with 22nd ranked Tennessee at 1 pm Sunday on ESPN2.