Chloe Kitts’ Candid Take on Texas After South Carolina’s Final Four Blowout Turns Heads

In their fourth meeting of the season, the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team showed no signs of struggle against the Texas Longhorns during their Final Four NCAA Tournament showdown on April 4, securing a commanding 74-57 victory.

With this win, the Gamecocks have now defeated Texas by a combined 53 points in their three victories, with their only loss to the Longhorns this season being a close 66-62 contest. While it’s always expected for Dawn Staley’s squad to dominate, given how well these two teams know each other, many might have anticipated a much tighter Final Four battle.

Despite not having her best game, junior forward Chloe Kitts still made an impact, contributing 6 points and 3 rebounds in 15 minutes of play, despite battling foul trouble. South Carolina, however, didn’t need a standout performance from Kitts to take control of the game.

After the game, Kitts spoke candidly about Texas’s performance, revealing her thoughts on the Longhorns’ fatigue.

“I mean, I feel like we made them tired. They looked exhausted,” Kitts said, as reported by ABC Columbia’s Noah Chast on X. “They kept shooting shots and they were short, and that just led us to points. And we were pretty consistent, so that was very helpful.”

As for the national championship game, Kitts expressed she had no preference on who South Carolina would face. It turned out to be the UConn Huskies, a team that is unlikely to tire easily against the Gamecocks.