GREENVILLE, S.C. — Joyce Edwards scored 21 points, and fifth-ranked, top-seeded South Carolina advanced to the title game of the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament with a 93-75 win over 10th-ranked, fifth-seeded Oklahoma on Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 19 points to provide a huge boost off the bench for South Carolina (29-3), and Sania Feagin added 14 to help the Gamecocks make it to Sunday’s 3 p.m. final against Texas. ESPN will televise the game.
Coach Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks, who have won two of the past three NCAA Division I championships, are making their sixth straight appearance in the SEC final. They have won the past two league tournament titles after also earning back-to-back crowns in 2020 and 2021, with a loss to Kentucky in 2022 interrupting their reign.
This year’s team will have the chance to extend it, and Staley likes what’s she seeing from the group.
“I think we’re playing our best basketball, just individually and collectively,” she said.