After playing a pair of tight, disjointed games last week, the Gamecocks dismantled the Longhorns and looked a lot like the team that won last year's title.
The Huskies have now won 15 straight games, all of them by double digits, and will now play for a national championship on Sunday.
Texas (35-4), which reached its first Final Four since 2003, has taken powerful steps under Coach Vic Schaefer. However, the Longhorns had no answers for
Texas jumped out to a 12-4 start thanks to four different scorers, with Madison Booker leading the way. However, Booker picked up two fouls early and had to sit, coinciding with South Carolina's push back. Texas led 19-18 after one, but it was South Carolina's bench (Joyce Edwards, MiLaysia Fulwiley) that made the early difference.
The Gamecocks are looking to become the first team to secure consecutive titles since UConn won four straight from 2013-16.
Here's a look at Madison Booker's stats from Texas' Final Four matchup against South Carolina in the women's NCAA Tournament.
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TAMPA, Fla. — If you’re looking for the turning point in Friday night’s NCAA Women’s Final Four, when the Texas Longhorns were defeated by South Carolina 74-57 at Amalie Arena, look no further than Madison Booker’s first-half foul trouble.
South Carolina women’s basketball will get to enjoy the Sunshine State for a few more days. The Gamecocks defeated fellow 1-seed Texas 74-57 in the Final Four on Friday at Amalie Arena to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament national championship game.