TAMPA, Fla. — To be the best, the Texas women's basketball team must beat the best.
As it contends for its first national championship since 1986, Texas will meet South Carolina in the Final Four round of the NCAA Tournament at Amalie Arena on Friday night. South Carolina is the NCAA's defending champion and the Gamecocks have won two of the last three titles.
South Carolina (34-3) has won two of the three games that it has already played this season against Texas (35-3), its foe from the Southeastern Conference.
The winner of this game will face either UCLA (34-2) or UConn (35-3) in Sunday's national championship game. The Bruins and Huskies are set to play after UT and South Carolina wrap up their game at Amalie Arena.
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Final Four starting lineups: Texas vs South Carolina women's basketball
Texas Longhorns probable starters
G Rori Harmon
G Shay Holle
G Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda
F Madison Booker
F Taylor Jones
South Carolina Gamecocks probable starters
G Te-Hina Paopao
G Bree Hall
G Raven Johnson
F Sania Feagin
F Chloe Kitts
How has Texas fared in the NCAA Tournament?
A Final Four participant for the first time since 2003, this is Texas' fourth appearance on the NCAA's biggest stage. The Longhorns have had mixed results this deep into the NCAA Tournament:
- 1986: Texas 90, Western Kentucky 65; Texas 97, USC 81
- 1987: Louisiana Tech 79, Texas 75
- 2003: UConn 71, Texas 69
UConn has qualified for a record 24 Final Four appearances and this is South Carolina's seventh ...
