The top-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks (25-4) and the No. 6 Texas Longhorns (21-9) will compete for a spot in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday. The Hemisfair Region bracket final begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN.

Zia Cooke led South Carolina to a 76-65 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday, scoring 17 points in the game.

Texas took down Maryland 64-61 in the team's last outing on Sunday, led by Charli Collier's team-high 16 points.

South Carolina Team Stats

South Carolina heads into the matchup tallying 76.2 points per game, 13.5 more than the 62.7 Texas allows per contest. The Gamecocks are 23-1 in games where they put up more than 63 points.

As a team, the Gamecocks shoot 67.9 percent from the free throw line, good for 11th in the SEC. Cooke leads South Carolina, knocking down 3.0 free throws a game while shooting 78.000 percent from the charity stripe.

Texas Team Stats

The Longhorns average per-game outing of 70.1 points is more than the 58.7 South Carolina gives up. When Texas reaches the 59-point mark, it is 16-2 on the year.

Most of the scoring for the Longhorns comes from their starting lineup, as only 13.9 percent of Texas' points come from bench players. The Longhorns are 11-4 this season when non-starters account for more than that average of 9.8 points per game.

South Carolina Players to Watch

Cooke leads South Carolina in scoring and puts up 15.6 points per game. Destanni Henderson paces the squad with 5.0 assists and averages 12.0 points, while Aliyah Boston leads the Gamecocks with 11.5 rebounds per game and adds 13.9 points.

Cooke is the most prolific shooter for South Carolina, drilling 1.4 three-pointers per game while shooting 38 percent from downtown.

Player stats reflect 29 of 29 games this season.

Texas Players to Watch

Collier is the leader for Texas in both scoring and rebounding with 19.5 points and 11.5 boards per game. Celeste Taylor adds 12.6 points and 2.1 steals for the Longhorns, and Joanne Allen-Taylor averages 12.2 points per game.

Allen-Taylor leads Texas' three-point shooting efforts, making 1.4 threes per game while connecting on 36 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

Player stats reflect 30 of 30 games this season.

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