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Texas, South Carolina Reach Players Era Final With Statement Semifinal Wins in Las Vegas

Harmon’s 26-point burst plus South Carolina’s dominance inside sent both into Thursday’s title game.

Overview

  • No. 4 Texas beat No. 3 UCLA 76-65 and No. 2 South Carolina defeated Duke 83-66 to set a Texas–South Carolina championship and a UCLA–Duke third-place game.
  • Rori Harmon led Texas with 26 points as the Longhorns built a 23-point lead before withstanding a late UCLA push that cut the margin to four in the fourth quarter.
  • UCLA committed 20 turnovers that produced 18 Texas points, a decisive swing in a game where Kiki Rice and Gianna Kneepkens paced the Bruins with 17 points each.
  • South Carolina rode its frontcourt, with Madina Okot scoring 23 and Joyce Edwards adding 22 as the Gamecocks piled up points in the paint against Duke.
  • UCLA star Lauren Betts briefly exited in the third quarter with an apparent upper-body issue but returned; all games were played at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.