US EditionNo. 3 South Carolina women outlast No. 22 Louisville 79-77 in ACC/SEC Challenge
Madina Okot scored 23 points with key free throws to lead South Carolina past Louisville by 2 points in a tightly contested ACC/SEC Challenge game.
- On Dec. 4, 2025, third-ranked South Carolina women's basketball beat Louisville women's basketball 79-77 at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
- With 23 points and 13 boards, Okot, a 6-foot-6 senior for South Carolina, delivered 13 second-half points and tied for the nation's double-doubles leader status through eight games.
- In the final minute, Raven Johnson's layup gave South Carolina a decisive lead, Madina Okot's free throw with eight seconds left extended it, and Louisville failed on last attempts by Tajianna Roberts and Anaya Hardy.
- South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, with the Gamecocks now at eight wins, improved to 8-1 while Louisville fell to 7-3, and she remains 3-0 in ACC/SEC Challenges.
- Nine lead changes in the first half featured both teams shooting over 55% at the KFC Yum Center, while Louisville emphasized rebounding and charge-taking with Anaya Hardy's first career start.
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Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 3 South Carolina edges No. 22 Louisville
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 …
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Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 South Carolina edges No. 22 Louisville
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.
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No. 3 South Carolina women outlast No. 22 Louisville 79-77 in ACC/SEC Challenge
Madina Okot had 23 points and 13 rebounds and No. 3 South Carolina outlasted No. 22 Louisville 79-77 on Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
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