South Carolina punctuates historic primetime night with 79-72 win over LSU‎

For women’s basketball, it was the first-ever Saturday night game on primetime ABC. For South Carolina, it was the program’s 18th-consecutive win over LSU. For Dawn Staley, it was the 500th win of her coaching career. But from a raucous Pete Maravich Assembly Center — where the crowd was not just celebrating women’s hoops, but also Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras — the game was a marker that South Carolina, though not the national championship favorite this year, has players who will find their m