Texas coach Vic Schaefer tried to lighten the mood four days ago. No sense in getting all knotted up about facing No. 2 South Carolina, he said last Thursday. Come Sunday, it’s just a basketball game.
“We’re pretty good. They’re pretty good,” the Texas women’s coach said. “Let’s go play.”
It’s a make-or-miss game, and for whatever reason, the fifth-ranked Longhorns simply couldn’t get the ball to go in the hoop at Colonial Life Arena. Madison Booker had her worst day in burnt orange, making only three of 19 shots. Aaliyah Moore went 2-for-9 and Shay Holle 1-for-5…