By Emma Baccellieri The Gamecocks star put up 28 points and 22 rebounds as South Carolina rebounded from a second-round slog to cruise into the Elite Eight. View the original article to see embedded media. GREENSBORO — Aliyah Boston needed only three seconds to score the first basket of the night—driving straight to the paint after the jump ball and sending it in for an easy layup. It set the tone. In a fast-paced, aggressive contest, No. 1 South Carolina punched its ticket to the Elite Eight by outlasting No. 5 North Carolina, 69–61. And the difference-maker for the Gamecocks—as it has been s…