On the stat sheet, maybe No. 5 Texas should have beaten defending national champion South Carolina. The Longhorns had 20 offensive rebounds, they had 28 more shot attempts and forced 22 turnovers — and yet still managed to lose by 17 points in a game that was never really close.

That’s how Texas head coach Vic Schaefer summed up his team’s experience against South Carolina in Sunday’s top-5 heavyweight matchup. USC won 67-50. “They were who I thought they were,” Schaefer said. “Their teams are always really, really tough. Their competitive spirit just oozes in the arena.”