FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Madison Booker scored 21 points to lead five Texas players in double figures as the No. 4 Longhorns beat Arkansas 93-62 on Thursday night.
Booker entered the game averaging 18.5 points and nearly reached that mark by halftime, scoring 16 as the Longhorns took a 20-point lead into the break. She shot 9 of 14 from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range and did not play the final 11:44.
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Aaliyah Crump scored 16, Kyla Oldacre and Ashton Judd each scored 13 and Jordan Lee added 11.
Texas (25-3, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) got off to a slow start on offense, scoring just 18 points in the first quarter. But its defense forced Arkansas (11-17, 0-13) to an 0-of-7 start from the floor and the Razorbacks finished first with just one more point scored (nine) than turnovers committed (eight). They trailed by nine at the end of the quarter.
The Longhorns finished the half on a 14-4 run that included six consecutive field goals.
Taleyah Jones led Arkansas with 16 points and Bonnie Deas added 14. The Razorbacks shot 29 percent from the floor and committed 20 turnovers, leading Texas to 29 points.
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Texas kept pace with Vanderbilt for second place in the SEC. Both teams entered two games behind No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday. Each has three games remaining in the regular season.
Arkansas has yet to win a championship game. If the Razorbacks lose their final three games of the season, they would be the first team since Auburn in 2020-21 to go winless in the SEC in a season.
To be continued
Arkansas: at Texas A&M on Sunday.
Texas: Hosts Mississippi State on Sunday.
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