South Carolina secured its third straight SEC tournament title. Meanwhile, SEC newcomer Texas settled for silver.

Both South Carolina and Texas had been likely one-seeds ahead of this game. But Texas, which had held the No. 1 overall seed coming into tournament play, will likely lose that spot. It would be surprising to see the Longhorns fall off the one-line, though. Despite the 19-point loss, their resume remains strong.

The Texas Longhorns women's college basketball team came up short against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the SEC Conference Tournament championship game, losing by a score of 64-45. Barring these two juggernaut teams facing off again in the NCAA Tournament (which could certainly happen),

Dawn Staley backed up the luck of the coin flip this week in South Carolina.

Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks have now won three straight conference titles and nine in the past 11 years. Next up: Selection Sunday.

A win advances Texas to a conference championship game for the fourth straight season. LSU has reached the SEC title game twice in the past 15 years.

The top-seeded and defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks face the No. 2-seed Texas Longhorns in the SEC championship game. Find out how to watch this women's college basketball game for free.

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team was totally dominated in the SEC Championship Game by South Carolina.

This will be the third meeting this season between Texas and South Carolina, which shared the SEC championship during the regular season.

Texas Longhorns women’s basketball finished as the runner-up in this year’s SEC Tournament after falling to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the championship round. It was Texas’ first season competing in the SEC.