Overview
- Raven Johnson closed it out for No. 2 South Carolina with a layup at 1:07 and a floater at 23.1 seconds to keep No. 4 Texas at bay.
- Madina Okot buried a rare 3-pointer with 3:32 left, creating the game’s late two-possession cushion.
- Turnovers defined the night as Texas committed 22 and South Carolina 20, with the Gamecocks turning Longhorns’ miscues into 23 points.
- Joyce Edwards led South Carolina with 14 points and eight rebounds, Tessa Johnson added 13 and Ta’Niya Latson 12, while Madison Booker scored 24 and Rori Harmon 16 for Texas, which went 1-for-9 from deep.
- South Carolina improved to 18-1 and 5-0 in SEC play as Texas fell to 18-2 and 3-2, and 6-foot-7 freshman Alicia Tournebize made her Gamecocks debut with five minutes off the bench.