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No. 2 South Carolina puts clamps on Madison Booker, routs No. 5 Texas 67-50 for 11th straight win

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No. 2 South Carolina puts clamps on Madison Booker, routs No. 5 Texas 67-50 for 11th straight win
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No. 2 South Carolina puts clamps on Madison Booker, routs No. 5 Texas 67-50 for 11th straight win

2025-01-13 06:57 Last Updated At:07:01

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao and Chloe Kitts each scored 11 points, and No. 2 South Carolina rolled past No. 5 Texas 67-50 for its 11th straight win on Sunday in front of a sold out crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena.

Joyce Edwards added 10 points for the Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC), who became the only team in the nation with 13 wins against Division I teams with winning records. Raven Johnson added eight points and 10 rebounds as coach Dawn Staley improve to 14-3 all-time against Texas coach Vic Schaefer.

Kyla Oldacare led Texas (16-2, 3-1 SEC) with 11 points and 16 rebounds.

Preseason All-American guard Madison Booker was limited to seven points on 3-of-19 shooting for the Longhorns, which had their nine-game winning streak snapped. The sophomore guard came into the game averaging 15.3 points per game.

South Carolina shot 71% from the field in the first half to build a 39-22 lead, while holding Booker to 1-of-14 shooting from the field.

While Booker was struggling to get anything to fall, the Gamecocks couldn't miss early on.

They made their first four shots from the field and first three from the free throw line to take a 12-5 lead, setting the tone for the game. The Gamecocks lead ballooned to 19 late in the second quarter when Raven Johnson knocked down a mid-range jumper.

Texas: Oldacare was a force inside with nine rebounds in her first six minutes before picking up her second foul late in the first quarter.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks won despite 22 turnovers, but their shooting and defense bailed them out.

After Justice Carlton cut South Carolina's lead to seven midway through the second quarter, the Gamecocks closed the half on a 24-7 run getting a big boost from Edwards.

Both teams are in action Thursday night as Texas visits Auburn and South Carolina travels to No. 18 Alabama.

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South Carolina guard Bree Hall (23) drives to the basket against Texas forward Madison Booker (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

South Carolina guard Bree Hall (23) drives to the basket against Texas forward Madison Booker (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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Large fire erupts near El Paso, Texas, international airport, injuring 5

2025-02-12 08:37 Last Updated At:08:43

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A fire broke out at a transportation center next to the international airport in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday, injuring five people and sending a large tower of black smoke billowing over the city on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Authorities did not immediately say what caused the fire at Sun Metro Bicentennial Council Transit Operations Center.

More than 100 firefighters responded to the blaze, said El Paso Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Arvizu. He said he did not immediately know how many people were inside the building, whose walls and roof caved in. Authorities said they had the fire under control by midafternoon.

The fire did not disrupt flights at El Paso International Airport, said El Paso city spokesperson Laura Cruz Acosta.

A van drives into Sun Metro Bicentennial Council Transit Operations Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

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