AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 4 Texas Women’s Basketball workforce dominated No. 11 seed Alabama in an 80-63 win as they superior to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. The Longhorns (29-3) are slated to face No. 7 seed Ole Miss. The Longhorns sank 9 three-pointers with a 50 % (9-for-18) taking pictures proportion. Tonight is the third time this season Texas has made 9 or extra threes.
Texas noticed 4 gamers recording double digits, headlined by Madison Booker, who registered 11 factors, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists in 18 minutes of play. This marks Booker’s sixth double-double of the season, her profession 16th. Jordan Lee scored 16 factors, together with 5 rebounds and 4 assists tonight. Lee now has scored double digits the 25th time this season.
Jordan Lee put up 11 factors together with two rebounds in the first quarter. Madison Booker recorded six rebounds and 4 assists in the opening quarter for the Longhorns.
Texas solely allowed Alabama to rating 9 factors in the second quarter, its 23rd time this season they’ve held an opponent to single digits in 1 / 4. The Longhorns concluded the half scoring a mixed 52 factors, whereas solely permitting the Crimson Tides to rating 19. Sophomore Bryanna Preston registered 9 factors. Preston completed the evening with 13. In addition, Harmon sank back-to-back 3-point bounce photographs to prolong the lead to 25 factors at the 6:21 mark of the second quarter.
The Longhorns sealed the win in the second half with a 10-point effort from Aaliyah Crump. Crump has now scored ten or extra factors in a sport the 11th time this season. (*4*) added six factors whereas going 3-for-4 on area objective makes an attempt in the second half.
Up subsequent the Longhorns will face off towards No. 7 seed Ole Miss in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. CT on ESPN 2.
Postgame Notes
- Texas improved to 29-3 total and now has gained 5 straight video games.
- Jordan Lee scored in double figures for the twenty fifth time this season.
- Bryanna Preston recorded double digits for the third time this season. With two 3-point photographs, Preston has tied her profession excessive in three-pointers made in a sport.
- Texas grabbed 41 complete rebounds and held a 20-15 benefit in second probability factors.
- The Longhorns protection compelled 21 turnovers and scored 21 factors off them.
- The Longhorns held Alabama to 9 factors in the second quarter, which marked the twenty third time this season they’ve held an opponent to single digits in 1 / 4.
- Texas held a 38-28 benefit in bench factors.
- The Longhorns put up seven blocks whereas giving up none to Alabama.
- Four Longhorns (Booker, Preston, Lee, Crump) recorded double-digits in the win.
- The Longhorns shot 50 % from the area, which marks the 14th sport this season they’ve shot 50 % or higher.
- Madison Booker recorded 11 factors and now has 1,824 factors for her profession. Booker is the first participant in Texas ladies’s basketball historical past to attain 1,800 factors, 600 rebounds and 400 assists.
- Rori Harmon registered 4 assists to transfer her Texas file to 932. Harmon is 13 assists from transferring into the top-10 in NCAA historical past in profession assists.
