Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia with coverage on ESPN2 and streaming on the ESPN app.
- South Carolina enters 17-1 (4-0 SEC) on a 10-game win streak, while Texas is 18-1 (3-1 SEC) after its first loss Sunday at LSU.
- Texas won the Nov. 27 meeting 66-64 on Rori Harmon’s last-second jumper, with Madison Booker and Jordan Lee leading the scoring.
- Coaches and players spotlight rebounding and half-court defense as swing factors, with South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards noting the need to keep Texas off the glass.
- Dawn Staley confirmed 6-7 freshman Alicia Tournebize will play, South Carolina lists Ashlyn Watkins and Chloe Kitts out, and ESPN Analytics gives the Gamecocks a 62.6% win probability.