What channel is South Carolina vs. Texas on, SEC WBB Tournament championship
Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball team have learned their opponent for the SEC Tournament championship game.
The No. 1-seeded Gamecocks will face rival No. 3 seed Texas for a shot at their 10th SEC Tournament title. The two teams faced off in last year’s SEC Tournament championship game and South Carolina won 64-45.
The game will begin on ESPN News until the ACC Tournament Championship game (Duke-Louisville) ends, then switch over to ESPN.
South Carolina vs Texas score
How to watch South Carolina vs. Texas
- Who: No. 1 seed South Carolina vs. No. 3 seed Texas
- When: Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m.
- Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC
- TV: ESPN News and then ESPN (Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe)
- Stream: ESPN.com or ESPN the app
- Radio: 107.5 or 106.7 FM, SiriusXM Channel 106 or 190 (Brad Muller)
How they got here
South Carolina went 15-1 in SEC play this season and won its fifth straight regular-season SEC championship. The Gamecocks were awarded the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament as a result.
USC started the tournament with a 87-64 win over No. 9 seed Kentucky in the quarterfinals Friday. The Gamecocks advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game after beating No. 4 seed LSU 83-77 in the semifinals Saturday night.
Texas went 13-3 in SEC play this season, resulting in the No. 3 seed and a double-bye for the Longhorns in the SEC Tournament.
The Longhorns started the conference tournament with an 83-60 win over No. 11 Alabama in the quarterfinals. Texas defeated No. 7 seed Ole Miss in the semifinals Saturday night 85-68 to advance to the championship game.
The last time these two teams played
South Carolina and Texas have faced off twice this season. Both games have been decided by less than four points.
Texas won the first matchup in November at the Players Era Championship event in Las Vegas. A late shot from Texas point guard Rori Harmon gave the Longhorns a 66-64 win. Jordan Lee led Texas with 19 points in the game. Ta’Niya Latson and Joyce Edwards each scored 16 points for South Carolina in the loss.
The second matchup of the season between the two teams came at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia was another close game. The Gamecocks rode a late-game surge to a 68-65 victory.
Each of South Carolina’s starters scored at least 10 points in the game, led by 14 from Joyce Edwards. Madison Booker scored 24 points for Texas in the loss.
Quick opponent scout
Here’s a glance at the stats of some key players for Texas:
- Scoring leaders: Booker (18.5 ppg), Lee (13.2 ppg), Kyla Oldacre (10.4 ppg)
- Rebounding leaders: Booker (6.4 rpg), Oldacre (6.2 rpg), Breya Cunningham (5.6 rpg)
- Assists leaders: Harmon (6.3 apg), Booker (3.8 apg), Lee (2.5 apg)
Texas had two players earn All-SEC honors this year. Booker, who was last year’s SEC Player of the Year, was named to the All-SEC First Team this year. Harmon was named to the All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Defense team.
Vic Schaefer, UT players talk SEC title game
Schaefer previewed Sunday’s SEC championship game postgame Saturday.
“I’m just really proud of my team,” he said. “I thought they played and were really tough today. They’re going to have to bring the wood tomorrow, because we’re going to have to play another great team in their home state.”
“As we all know, that crowd will be electric in there, but our kids will be ready. They’ll be ready, and we’re excited to have an opportunity to play for a championship.”
Schaefer was also asked about the SEC Tournament being in Greenville, roughly two hours away from South Carolina’s campus. He’s said in the past, including at last year’s tournament, that the location gives USC an advantage.
“It’s going to be hard, because you’re not only on the road, but you’re playing a great team,” Schaefer said. “So it’s going to be really important for all of us to stay in the moment and really have tunnel vision within our own bench, so to speak ... because we’ve got a few Longhorn fans here with us, but we don’t (fans) have like they do.”
Booker, who’ll play USC for the seventh time in two seasons, said Sunday’s game will “come down to details, who can get more stops, who can string together runs and stops and who can really just score the ball.”
“Coach talked about we don’t want to have a high-scoring game,” Booker said. “We don’t want to play HORSE with them. We want to just use our identity and play defense, but just play how we are.”
This story was originally published March 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM.
