Madina Okot scored nine of her 23 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead layup with 1:33 to play, as visiting No. 3 South Carolina edged No. 22 Louisville 79-77 in an ACC/SEC Challenge game on Thursday.
The Cardinals led 75-72 with 2:27 to go before consecutive hoops from Okot moved the Gamecocks in front. A layup by Raven Johnson with 33 seconds remaining increased South Carolina’s lead to three. Louisville’s Imari Berry sank two foul shots with 23 seconds to go, and Okot hit 1 of 2 at the line with eight seconds remaining.
Tajianna Roberts missed a potential go-ahead 3-point attempt for the Cardinals, and the Gamecocks held on despite Okot going 0-for-2 at the foul line in the final seconds.
Okot pulled down 13 rebounds to pace South Carolina (8-1), while Tessa Johnson scored 20 points. Louisville (7-3) got 20 points from Roberts, 15 points and nine rebounds from Elif Istanbulluoglu and 15 points from Reyna Scott.
No. 2 Texas 79, No. 11 North Carolina 64
Jordan Lee scored 22 points as the Longhorns downed the Tar Heels in an ACC/SEC Challenge contest at Austin, Texas.
Madison Booker put up 18 points for Texas (9-0). Kyla Oldacre added 16 and Justice Carlton logged 11. The Longhorns trailed by seven points in the first quarter but pulled ahead for good by outscoring North Carolina 23-10 in the second period.
Indya Nivar registered 17 points, Elina Aarnisalo scored 16 points and Ciera Toomey amassed 10 points and eight rebounds for the Tar Heels (8-2).
–Field Level Media
