The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Wednesday, January 23
Austin, Texas
7 P.M. CT
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No. 12 Women's Basketball preview: Kansas
01.21.2019 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns and Jayhawks meet at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday at the Erwin Center.
Women's Basketball Preview: No. 12/11 Texas vs. Kansas [Jan. 23, 2019]
Texas [15-3, 5-1] vs. Kansas [11-5, 1-4]
January 23, 2019
Where: Austin, Texas
Arena: Frank Erwin Center [16,540]
Time: 7 p.m. CT
TV: Longhorn Network [Alex Loeb, Nell Fortner]
Stream: WatchESPN
Radio: 105.3 FM [Roger Wallace, Kathy Harston]
Live Stats: https://texassports.com/sidearmstats/wbball/
Series: Texas leads 26-10
COMPLETE GAME NOTES
NOTES
- No. 11 Texas concludes its two-game homestand on Wednesday when it plays host to Kansas. Tip-off in the Frank Erwin Center is slated for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally televised by Longhorn Network. The Longhorns look to improve to 4-0 in home Big 12 Conference games.
- The Series: Texas and Kansas meet for the 37th time in the history of the two programs and the Longhorns lead the all-time series 26-10. Texas has won 12 consecutive meetings in the all-time series with Kansas, sweeping the season series in each of the past five years.
- On The Boards: Texas ranks fourth nationally in rebound margin at +13.1. The Longhorns rank second in the Big 12 Conference with 779 total boards on the season and Texas is averaging 43.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 21st nationally. The Longhorns have held or tied for the rebounding advantage in 16 of the 18 games they have played this season and 105 of the last 123 games overall. Texas also is 17th nationally in offensive rebounds per game at 16.0.
- Sug[ar] and Spice: Junior Sug Sutton, in her first season as her team's starting point guard, is one of the nation's top all-around floor leaders. Sutton, who has played in 86 career games, ranks 10th nationally in total assists with 107. She is also 16th in the nation in assists per game at 5.9. She is filling up the stat sheet with 12.3 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio and a field-goal percentage of 47.3. In league action only, she is the Big 12's only player to rank in the top-10 in the conference in points per game [15.8], assists per game [6.0] and field-goal percentage [51.4].
- Balance: Texas is benefiting from a balanced lineup this season. Seven Longhorns are averaging 6.5 points per game or better this season and eight different players have been the team's leading scorer in 18 games this year. There have been seven different starting lineups and nine active players have started at least one game. Six players are averaging 20 minutes per game or better.
- Up Next: Texas returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Lubbock, Texas, to face Texas Tech. Tip-off in United Supermarkets Arena is slated for 12 p.m. CT.
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