Texas Longhorns at South Carolina Gamecocks
· SEC Tournament - Final
No. 4 Texas beats No. 3 South Carolina 78-61 for its first women's SEC Tournament title
Booker was named MVP of the tournament. Justice Carlton added 15 points and Jordan Lee had 12 for the Longhorns (31-3), who joined the SEC in 2024.
Texas shot 57% from the field to avenge last year’s 19-point loss to the Gamecocks in the championship game.
Joyce Edwards had 13 points for the Gamecocks (31-3), who had their 12-game win streak snapped.
The powerhouse programs split two tightly contested meetings earlier this season, with the Longhorns winning 66-64 at a neutral site in November and the Gamecocks earning a measure of revenge with a 68-65 win on their home floor in January.
This one was never close.
Texas made its first seven shots and led 14-0 after five early South Carolina turnovers before Tessa Johnson finally hit a 3 to get the Gamecocks on the board.
Carlton outscored South Carolina by herself in the first quarter, finishing with 13 points as Texas built a 27-12 lead by shooting 68% from the field. With a large South Carolina crowd on hand, the Longhorns didn't let up, pushing the lead to 17 at the break — the largest halftime deficit in the SEC Tournament for South Carolina under coach Dawn Staley.
South Carolina managed to get within 11 with 5:22 left, but Lee answered with a 3 and later pushed the lead to 16 with a driving layup with two minutes left. Booker then sealed the Longhorns' eighth straight win with a jumper.
The Gamecocks finished 12 of 23 from the free-throw line.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 61 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 78 - 61 |
| 4th 0:12 |  |
Maddy McDaniel makes layup | 78 - 61 |
| 4th 0:18 |  |
Breya Cunningham subbing in for Texas | 78 - 59 |
| 4th 0:18 | |
Kyla Oldacre subbing out for Texas | 78 - 59 |
Statistics
 TEX |
SC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-63 | FG | 23-49 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-7 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 6-9 | FT | 12-23 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 10 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 99 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 13,567 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 31-3 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 31-3 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 27-5 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-9 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 23-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 23-11 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 23-10 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |