Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 South Carolina edges No. 22 Louisville

Field Level Media|published: Thu 4th December, 22:14 2025

Dec 4, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks guard Raven Johnson (25) drives to the basket against Louisville Cardinals guard Tajianna Roberts (22) during the second half at KFC Yum! Center. South Carolina defeated Louisville 79-77. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

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

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