Last updated at 9:30 p.m. ET By now, it's fair to say South Carolina is a better team than Mississippi State. The Gamecocks' 67-55 win in the title game Sunday was South Carolina's third — and most convincing — win over the Bulldogs this season. The women's first basketball championship is all the more impressive since the team lost senior center Alaina Coates to an ankle injury before the tournament started. A'ja Wilson, the tournament's deserving MOP (Most Outstanding Player), led the Gamecocks' fourth quarter surge that put the game away. Six-foot-five-inch Wilson, who scored eight of her game-high 23 points that final quarter, came out in force with rebounds and blocked shots. But Wilson certainly wasn't the only South Carolina player of note. Shooting guards Allisha Gray and Kaela Davis made their usual contributions: Gray scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Davis scored 10 points. The Gamecocks, as usual, played very good defense. Special mention should go to 5-foot-6
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