COLUMBIA, S.C. — Te-Hina Paopao and Chloe Kitts each scored 11 points, and No. 2 South Carolina rolled past No. 5 Texas 67-50 on Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena.
Joyce Edwards added 10 points for the Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC), who won their 11th straight game and became the only team in the nation with 13 wins against Division I teams with winning records. Raven Johnson added eight points and 10 rebounds as coach Dawn Staley improve to 14-3 all-time against Texas coach Vic Shaefer.
Kyla Oldacre led Texas (16-2, 3-1 SEC) with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
Preseason All-America guard Madison Booker was limited to seven points on 3-of-19 shooting for the Longhorns, which had their nine-game winning streak snapped. The sophomore guard came into the game averaging 15.3 points per game.
South Carolina shot 71% from the field in the first half to build a 39-22 lead, while holding Booker to 1-of-14 shooting from the field.
While Booker was struggling to get anything to fall, the Gamecocks couldn’t miss early on.
They made their first four shots from the field and first three from the free throw line to take a 12-5 lead, setting the tone for the game. The Gamecocks’ lead ballooned to 19 late in the second quarter when Johnson knocked down a midrange jumper.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
