The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
7-3
UNLV
5-5
No. 23 Women's Basketball rolls past UNLV, 85-59
12.20.2010 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 20, 2010
Box Score | Box Score 
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Chassidy Fussell scored 21 points and No. 23 Texas beat UNLV 85-59 on Sunday night for its second consecutive victory at the BTI Classic.
Kathleen Nash added 19 points and Ashleigh Fontenette 11 for the Longhorns (7-3), who shot 49 percent from the field - including 56 percent on 3-pointers.
Kelli Thompson led the Lady Rebels (5-5) with 15 points and Ta'Nitra Byrd had 10.
Texas held UNLV to 36 percent shooting and outrebounded the Lady Rebels 41-38. The Longhorns led 38-33 at halftime.
Texas beat in-state rival SMU 91-73 on Saturday in the first game of the three-day series. The Lady Rebels lost 59-54 to South Florida in overtime.
The BTI Classic continues Monday, when Texas plays South Florida on the last day of the series.
POST-GAME NOTES
TEAM
-Texas improved to 2-0 in the BTI Classic with wins over SMU and UNLV ... Monday's contest pits Texas against USF in the championship game.
-Texas committed a season-low 9 turnovers while forcing 18 by UNLV ... UT outscored UNLV 28-9 in points off turnovers.
-UT gave up a 10-point lead in the first half after an 11-0 UNLV run and trailed by one, 20-10, with 11:25 remaining.
-The Longhorns used a 14-0 run to open the second half and built a 16-point lead (52-36) with 16:10 left to play ... they never trailed by less than 12 points for the remainder of the game.
Yvonne Anderson
-Matched her career-high with seven assists
Chassidy Fussell
-Connected on a career-high nine field goals to match her season-high of 21 points (9-of-19 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 2-of-2 FT)
-Recorded her fourth 20+ scoring effort of the season and first since tallying 20 points against Idaho State (Nov. 24).
-Posted her eighth double-digit scoring effort of the season
-Has recorded double-figures in all but one game played this season
Ashley Gayle
-Posted three blocks to bring her career total to 201 ... is just the fourth player in school history to eclipse the 200 blocks mark
Kathleen Nash
-Recorded her 10th-straight double-digit scoring effort with 19 points (7-of-11 FG, 4-of-6 3FG, 1-of-2 FT)
-Has scored 10 or more points in all 10 games this season and 63 times in her career
-Is the only Longhorn to score in double-digits in all 10 games this season
