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Oklahoma's Chavez Earns Dawn Staley's Respect with 15 Points in OT to Stun No. 2 South Carolina

  • On Jan. 22, 2026, Oklahoma upset No. 2 South Carolina 94-82 in overtime in Norman, Okla..
  • A late South Carolina turnover and missed shots with 18 seconds left, combined with missing 11 straight in the fourth quarter, forced overtime.
  • Chavez, the Oklahoma freshman guard, finished with 15 of her 26 points in overtime, going 5-for-5 with four 3-pointers and eight assists.
  • The loss immediately snapped South Carolina Gamecocks' 12-game win streak and counted as the Gamecocks' second defeat of the season, with Dawn Staley, South Carolina coach, saying, `She was great, she ran her team, took big shots and delivered the ball.`
  • Chavez's performance positions her among freshmen like Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, and South Carolina will host Vanderbilt on Jan. 25 with officials monitoring weather.
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