COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Te-Hina Paopao and Chloe Kitts each scored 11 points, and No. 2 South Carolina rolled past No. 5 Texas 67-50 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 won their 11th straight game and 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 improved to 14-3 all time against Texas coach Vic Shaefer.
"South Carolina just has an edge to them," Schaefer said. "They play with an edge. ... Those [great] teams have the 'it' factor, they play with an edge and with an attitude -- the attitude of the dog gets the bone."
Kyla Oldacre led Texas (16-2, 3-1 SEC) with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
Preseason All-America guard Madison Booker was limited to seven points on 3-of-19 shooting for the Longhorns, who had their nine-game winning streak snapped and shot 28% from the field. 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 Johnson knocked down a midrange jumper.
South Carolina looks just as dangerous as some of Staley's previous teams despite losing Ashlyn Watkins to a season-ending torn ACL last Sunday.
"I think they are a product of who we are," Staley said of her players. "They like each other. The teams that we have had that have had really good chemistry and success, they like each other. They want to play for each other and want each other to only look good and hold each other accountable. This team is in line with that."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.