Feb 16, 2026
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No. 3 South Carolina extended its winning streak against the Tigers to 18 games with a 79-72 win over No. 6 LSU
BATON ROUGE, La.- - Tessa Johnson scored 21 points as No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 6 LSU 79-72 on Saturday night, extending its winning streak against the Tigers to 18 games.
Trailing 73-72 with 45.5 seconds left, LSU had a chance to pull within one point, but Flau'jae Johnson missed two free throws.
South Carolina (25-2, 11-1 SEC) closed out the Tigers (22-4, 8-4) with six points, including Madina Okot's layup with 25.5 seconds left and two free throws with 16.1 seconds left.
Raven Johnson added 19 for the Gamecocks, Okot had a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds, and Joyce Edwards scored 10 points.
Johnson led LSU with 21 points and Mikaylah Williams added 11 points.
The Tigers had chances, but missed too many.They missed 10 shots and nine free throws.
Despite only leading 4:09 in the first half, South Carolina converted LSU's 21-16 lead in the first quarter into a 41-40 lead at rest.
The Tigers got within five points several times in the second quarter, but could never pull away.Despite Johnson's eight points, the Gamecocks responded by shooting 5-of-9 from 3-point range in the period.
Tessa Johnson and Raven Johnson each scored 19 of South Carolina's 25 points in the second period.Tessa Johnson, the SEC's leading 3-point shooter, had 11 points and was 3-for-4 from long range.
LSU opened the third quarter hitting eight of its first 11 shots, including two layups.South Carolina capitalized on a 9-2 run to take a 50-42 lead with 5:20 left in the period.
Tigers forward Bella Hines and Jada Richard sparked two Gamecocks three-point rallies.But South Carolina scored the final four points of the period to take a 60-55 lead into the final quarter.
LSU scored on two straight possessions by Flo Jay Johnson, forcing Cam Cox to call a timeout with 3:44 left and a 69-68 lead.But South Carolina never relinquished the lead.
South Carolina: At No. 23 Alabama on Thursday.
LSU: No. 16 Ole Miss on Thursday.
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|Southeast ConferenceSoutheast Conference |KONF |GB |OVR |
|South Carolina |11-1 |- |25-2 |
|Vanderbilt |10-3 |1,5 |24-3 |
|Texas |9-3 |2 |24-3 |
|Tennessee |8-3 |2.5 |16-7 |
|LSU |८-४ |३ |२२-४ |
|Ole Miss |7-4 |3.5 |20-6 |
|Oklahoma |7-5|4|19-6|
|Kentucky |7-6 |4.5|20-7 |
|Alabama |6-65 |6-20
|Georgia |6-6 |5 |20-6 |
|Mississippi |4-7 |6.5 |17-8 |
|Missouri |4-8 |7 |16-11 |
|Florida |3-9 |8 |12-15 |
| Texas A&M | 3-9 | 8 | 10-11 |
| Chestnut | 2-10 | 9 | 13-13 |
|Arkansas |0-11 |10.5 |11-15 |
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