last year\u2019s 19-point loss<\/a> to the Gamecocks in the championship game.<\/p>\nJoyce Edwards had 13 points for the Gamecocks (31-3), who had their 12-game win streak snapped.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This one was never close.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019t let up, pushing the lead to 17 at the break \u2014 the largest halftime deficit in the SEC Tournament for South Carolina under coach Dawn Staley.<\/p>\n
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\u2019 eighth straight win with a jumper.<\/p>\n
The Gamecocks finished 12 of 23 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
Both teams are expected to be No. 1 seeds in the women\u2019s NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n
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