COLUMBIA, S.C. () — The South Carolina women’s basketball team claimed a share of the women’s SEC regular season title with a victory over Kentucky, 78-66, on March 2 at Colonial Life Arena.

In the first quarter, the game was tied at 14 with 1:21 remaining. From that point, South Carolina closed out the frame on a 7-0 run to lead, 21-14.

In the second quarter, South Carolina outscored Kentucky by one point, 20-19. The Lady Gamecocks enjoyed a 41-33 lead at the break.

In the third quarter, Kentucky cut the lead to three points with 22 seconds left. Then, South Carolina responded with a reverse layup to extend the lead back to five points, 58-53. South Carolina was outscored in the period, 20-17.

In the fourth quarter, Kentucky came within a point on multiple occassions. However, the game changed midway through the frame. Milaysia Fulwiley came up with a steal and a bucket to give South Carolina a 65-62 lead with 6:41 remaining.

Then two possessions later, Te-Hina Paopao drained a three to give South Carolina a three-point lead, 70-64.

South Carolina finishes the SEC regular season at 15-1. They are tied with Texas for the top spot. The teams will share the SEC regular season championship. The top seed for the conference tournament next week will be decided by a coin flip during halftime of the women’s Ole Miss-LSU game, which begins at 4 p.m.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey will flip a coin with the logo of Texas on one side and South Carolina on the other. He will then catch the coin and place it on the backside of his hand. The logo that is face up will be the No. 1 seed for the SEC Women’s tournament next week in Greenville, S.C. The coin flip will take place in Birmingham, Ala. at the SEC headquarters.

Before the game, Raven Johnson, Bree Hall and Sania Feagin were honored as playing their final home game for the University. Fans chanted “one more year” after Johnson’s video tribute played. Johnson is listed as a junior on the team’s website.