Madina Okot scored nine of her 23 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead layup with 1:33 to play, as visiting No. 3 South Carolina edged No. 22 Louisville 79-77 in an ACC/SEC Challenge game on Thursday.

The Cardinals led 75-72 with 2:27 to go before consecutive hoops from Okot moved the Gamecocks in front. A layup by Raven Johnson with 33 seconds remaining increased South Carolina’s lead to three. Louisville’s Imari Berry sank two foul shots with 23 seconds to go, and Okot hit 1 of 2 at the line with eight seconds remaining.

Tajianna Roberts missed a potential go-ahead 3-point attempt for the Cardinals, and the Gamecocks held on despite Okot going 0-for-2 at the foul line in the final seconds.

Okot pulled down 13 rebounds to pace South Carolina (8-1), while Tessa Johnson s

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