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No. 11/12 Connecticut
12/3/2023 | 2:00 PM
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AUSTIN, Texas — Playing in front of nearly 5,000 screaming kids for the annual 40 Acres Field Trip game the Texas women’s basketball team carried that momentum to a 112-74 victory over Oral Roberts at Moody Center on Wednesday. 

Taylor Jones tied the Texas program record for makes without a miss as she shot 11-of-11 from the field for 27 points and added 16 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. 

Rori Harmon tallied her 14th career double-digit assist game with 13 assists to go with 10 points, eight rebounds, five steals and two blocked shots. 

The Longhorns (8-0) had five players score in double-figures on the day with Madison Booker pouring in 17, Shaylee Gonzales adding 16 and Amina Muhammad contributing 11. 

Texas shot a blistering 48-of-78 from the field for 61.5 percent and limited Oral Roberts to less than 40 percent shooting. 

Up next the Longhorns will host No. 11/12 UConn on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. CT in the Jimmy V Classic at Moody Center. 

Post game notes 
• The Longhorns improved to 8-0, their best start since the 2015-16 season. 
Taylor Jones tied a UT program record for most field goal makes with a miss in going 11-11 for 27 points. Jones has converted 60-of-82 field goals this season for 73.2 percent. 
Rori Harmon registered her 14th career double-digit assist game with 13 assists. Harmon now has 468 career assists and is 12 assists from breaking into the top-10 for career assists in program history. Harmon has 60 assists on the season with eight turnovers. 
• Texas scored 70 points in the paint and held a 70-34 advantage in paint points.
• The Longhorns held a 32-8 advantage in points off turnovers. Texas forced 22 Oral Roberts turnovers. 
• Texas shot 61.5 percent from the field and the team is averaging 51.9 percent shooting on the season. 
• The Longhorns tallied 27 assists for game. It is the fourth game this season Texas has had 20 or more assists. 

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No. 11/12 Connecticut
12/3/2023 | 2:00 PM
ABC

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