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South Carolina holds Texas to historically low point total in first half of SEC Championship

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The SEC Tournament got the final that they wanted with No. 1 South Carolina and No. 2 Texas having a rematch in Greenville. However, the third game between the two is all for the Gamecocks.

South Carolina took a 33-16 lead into halftime over Texas. With that, the 16 points by the Longhorns were the fewest-ever points in a half in an SEC Championship.

Texas shot only 8/27 (29.6% FG%) overall in the first half while turning it over 11 times. They did score 10 points at 33% in the opening quarter to be down just two. After that, though, the Longhorns scored only 6 points at 25% FG when the deficit reached 17.

On the other side, South Carolina shot 13-31 (41.9%) overall. Their scoring did the opposite between the two opening quarters as they scored 12 in the first before putting up 21 in the second.

In the second half, it was much of the same, especially for Texas. The Longhorns again shot just 8/27 overall although to put up 29 points due in large part to a dozen free throws. They also turned the ball over seven more times to give them a total of 18 this afternoon.

The 45 points were a season-low for Texas. It was also, ironically, the fewest they’d scored in any game since losing to the Gamecocks in the Elite Eight in 2021 when they scored only 34 points (23% FG). That total also nearly cut their season’s average in half after posting 80 per game (46.5% FG) this year. Still, in their three games against South Carolina this season, the Longhorns averaged just 53.7 points (33.8%).

2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament: Updated matchups, results

The 2025 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament is over after the conference’s title game on Sunday. Below is the up to date bracket for the 2025 SEC Tournament:

Round 1

Game 1: No. 9 Tennessee 77, No. 16 Texas A&M 37

Game 2: No. 12 Georgia 79, No. 13 Arkansas 74

Game 3: No. 10 Mississippi State 75, No. 15 Missouri 55

Game 4: No. 11 Florida 60, No. 14 Auburn 50

Round 2

Game 5: No. 8 Vanderbilt 84, No. 9 Tennessee 76

Game 6: No. 5 Oklahoma 70, No. 12 Georgia 52

Game 7: No. 7 Ole Miss 85, No. 10 Mississippi State 73

Game 8: No. 11 Florida 63, No. 6 Alabama 61

Quarterfinals

Game 9: No. 1 South Carolina 84, No. 8 Vanderbilt 63

Game 10: No. 5 Oklahoma 69, No. 4 Kentucky 65

Game 11: No. 2 Texas 70, No. 7 Ole Miss 63

Game 12: No. 3 LSU 101, No. 11 Florida 87

Semifinals

Game 13: No. 1 South Carolina 93, No. 5 Oklahoma 75

Game 14: No. 2 Texas 56, No. 3 LSU 49

SEC Tournament Championship

Game 15: No. 1 South Carolina 64, No. 2 Texas 45

On Sunday, South Carolina dominated Texas 64-45 to secure its third straight SEC Tournament Championship. Chloe Kitts led the charge for the Gamecocks, tallying a team-high 15 points and nine rebounds. With the win, South Carolina has an excellent chance of securing a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament.