“It just means more.”
That’s the mantra trumpeted by the SEC. And it certainly describes the all-SEC Final Four matchup between No. 1 seeds South Carolina and Texas.
Friday night’s Final Four game will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this season—with the Gamecocks claiming two wins over the Longhorns, including in the SEC Tournament championship game—and this one will mean the most.
When the game tips off in Tampa at 7 p.m. ET on Friday (ESPN/ESPN2), here’s three questions that will help decide if the Gamecocks or Longhorns not only will claim SEC bragging rights, but also will be suiting up on Sunday for a chance at the national championship.
1. Can Maddie get the midrange going?
Even when Texas beat South Carolina in Austin in early February, Madison Booker was not her majestic midrange scoring self. She led the Longhorns with 20 points, albeit on 7-for-22 shooting from the field. That 31.8 percent mark was well below her season-long 46.1 percent conversion rate. Yet, it was a significant improvement over the 15.8 percent she shot when the Longhorns…
