COLUMBIA — With lots on the line, South Carolina women’s basketball pulled out a hard-fought 78-66 win over No. 14 Kentucky (22-6, 11-5) to finish the regular season. The No. 6 Gamecocks (26-3 ...

Raegan Beers had a double-double and Payton Verhulst bounced back from an off game to help OU women's basketball top Kentucky in the SEC Tournament.

The tournament is being held in Greenville again this year, with the action starting Wednesday. The championship game will be held Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m. and be televised on ESPN. South Carolina is vying for its ninth SEC Tournament championship in program history.

University of South Carolina’s Chloe Kitts (21) and Te-Hina Paopao (0) go for a loose ball with Vanderbilt’s Jordyn Oliver (11) during the second half of action in the SEC Tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville on Friday, Mar. 7, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected]

South Carolina claimed a share of the SEC regular-season title with Texas and won a coin flip over the Longhorns for the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

The Gamecocks forced five Kentucky turnovers and went on a 9-0 scoring over the course of three minutes, and they ultimately outscored UK 13-2 in the final 5:42 of the game to put the Wildcats away for good.

Kentucky 68: It won't be easy but similar to the first game against Texas and Vanderbilt, Staley's defense stops both a star guard and tall post players. Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network.

South Carolina and Vanderbilt were seemingly locked into a back-and-forth battle in the first quarter. Neither team could really gain an advantage over the other and Vanderbilt held a small lead 13-11 with just over three minutes left in the first quarter. Then the Gamecocks found some juice.