In South Carolina's win, Aliyah Boston had her 19th straight double-double with 16 points and 12 rebound. (1:45)
The South Carolina women's basketball team secured the top seed in the SEC tournament in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,000.
Boston tied a conference record with her 19th consecutive double-double as South Carolina beat Tennessee on Sunday.
The top spot in the rankings has not changed since the preseason. At 13-1 in the SEC, the team is guaranteed at least a share of the league regular-season championship and already has secured the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament.
South Carolina has won six of the past seven SEC tournament titles. They are projected to be the top seed in the regional.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said that it is hard when you are the hunted and you are getting everyone's best shot. It felt a lot tighter than a 14-point game. You find a way. We have a core group of players who have been together for a long time. We take advantage of having more depth.
Boston is the favorite for national player of the year. She had a double-double of her own and is now tied with Sylvia Fowles for the league's double-double record. Boston will have a chance to break it on Thursday as the Gamecocks travel to Texas A&M for their final regular-season game.
Sylvia Fowles is a dominant post player and Boston said that it was a great feeling to be right there with her. I just want to do that.
Tennessee was without its leader in scoring, rebound and assists as junior guard Jordan Horston is out indefinitely after suffering a fractured dislocation of her left elbow in Thursday's loss at Alabama. The Lady Vols started the season 18-1 but have lost five of their past eight.
The challenge for our team is maintaining an elite level of effort, and I think they can do that. Nothing is going to be easy for us the rest of the season.
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