AUSTIN, Texas – No. 4 Texas (4-0) scored over 100 points for the third time this season as they took a 111-45 win over Texas Southern (2-1) Sunday at Moody Center.
Texas saw six players record double digits tonight. Aaliyah Crump, Madison Booker, and Teya Sidberry all tallied game-leading 18 points. Kyle Oldacre grabbed nine rebounds along with 11 points. Justice Carlton added 12 points and six rebounds, while Jordan Lee chipped in 12 points and two rebounds.
Texas Southern tied the game 2-2 early in the first quarter, but the Longhorns used a 10-0 run to go up 12-2. Texas ended the first quarter with a 21-point lead 32-11. Booker was the leading scorer of quarter, putting up nine points along with Lee, scoring six, and Crump putting up five. The Longhorns' defense forced eight turnovers over the Tigers in the first period.
The Longhorns ended the first half against Texas Southern with a 60-25. Texas scored 20 points in the paint in the second quarter with Carlton and Crump both recording seven points. The Longhorns forced 13 turnovers in the second quarter and 33 for the game.
Texas wrapped up the third quarter with 29 points and held the Tigers to eight points for the quarter. Sidberry led the quarter with eight points and grabbed three rebounds alongside Booker, scoring seven with one assist.
In the final quarter, Texas went on a 12-0 run for 5:10 with leading scorers Carlton adding five points and Crump adding four. Sarah Graves came into the game and instantly scored a 3-point jump shot for the Longhorns. Oldacre and Carlton led the quarter in rebounds with seven and six, respectively
Up next Texas will host James Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Postgame Notes
- Texas improved to 4-0 on the season. Texas has won 28 straight games at Moody Center and improve to 53-5 all-time at their home court.
- Aaliyah Crumphas score in double figures in each of the Longhorns four games.
- Rori Harmonis 26 assists away from surpassing the program record.
- The Longhorns drew 50 points from forcing a season-high 33 turnovers on the Tigers.
- Texas shot 57.7 percent from the field while limiting Texas Southern at 33.3 percent.
- The Longhorns bench contributed 53 points in the win.
- The Longhorns had 14 steals over Texas Southern's three, with Harmon and Cunningham each notching three.
- Texas shot 42 percent on 3-point attempts (5-for-12).
- The Longhorns dominated the paint, scoring 62 points off the Tigers.
- Texas limited Texas Southern to single digits in the third quarter tonight. The Longhorns have limited opponents to single digits for a quarter six times this season.
- Madison Booker, Aaliyah CrumpandTeya Sidberrycombined to score 54 points and shot 19-of-24 (79.2 percent) from the field.
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