GREENVILLE, S.C. – Aliyah Boston had 27 points and 10 rebounds as No. 7 South Carolina pulled away in the third quarter to beat No.
16 Georgia 67-62 and win its second straight SEC Tournament title — and sixth in the past seven years. It was a historic matchup that featured two Black head coaches in the title game for the first time in SEC history with South Carolina's Dawn Staley and Georgia's Joni Taylor.
The Gamecocks (22-4), twice the country's No. 1 team this season, struggled down the stretch with three losses in their last seven games, including a defeat at No.
2 Texas A&M a week ago where they watched the Aggies cut down nets to celebrate an SEC regular-season title. But South Carolina righted things in a big way at the SEC