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No. 10/11 Women's Basketball bests Oral Roberts 112-74 on kids … – TexasSports.com
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball |
No. 11/12 Connecticut
12/3/2023 | 2:00 PM
ABC
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.
No. 11/12 Connecticut
12/3/2023 | 2:00 PM
ABC
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