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Saturday, January 26
Lubbock, Texas
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No. 12 Women's Basketball preview: at Texas Tech
01.24.2019 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns and Lady Raiders meet at 12 p.m. CT Saturday in Lubbock.
Women's Basketball Preview: No. 12/13 Texas at Texas Tech [Jan. 26, 2019]
Texas [16-3, 6-1] at Texas Tech [10-8, 1-6]
January 26, 2019
Where: Lubbock, Texas
Arena: United Supermarkets Arena [15,098]
Time: 12 p.m. CT
TV: None
Stream: TexasTech.TV [subscription-based]
Radio: 105.3 FM [Roger Wallace, Kathy Harston]
Live Stats: https://texastech.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Series: Texas leads 71-29
COMPLETE GAME NOTES
NOTES
- No. 12 Texas will play its second of three games in a six-day span on Saturday when it travels to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech. Tip-off in United Supermarkets Arena is slated for 12 p.m. CT and the game will be streamed by Texas Tech.TV [$] and on the radio at 105.3 FM in Austin.
- The Series: Texas and Texas Tech meet for the 101st time in the history of the two programs as the Lady Raiders are the Longhorns' most frequent opponent historically. Texas holds a 71-29 advantage in the all-time series, including a 24-17 edge in Lubbock. The Longhorns have won the past 10 meetings between the two teams, sweeping the season series each of the last five years.
- On The Boards: Texas ranks fifth nationally in rebound margin at +12.7. The Longhorns rank second in the Big 12 Conference with 821 total boards on the season and Texas is averaging 43.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 22nd nationally. The Longhorns have held or tied for the rebounding advantage in 17 of the 19 games they have played this season and 106 of the last 124 games overall. Texas also is 26th 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 87 career games, ranks 10th nationally in total assists with 108. She is also 20th in the nation in assists per game at 5.7. She is filling up the stat sheet with 12.6 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio and a field-goal percentage of 48.2. 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 [16.1], assists per game [5.3] and field-goal percentage [53.2].
- 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 19 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 Monday when it plays host to West Virginia. Tip-off in the Frank Erwin Center is slated for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally televised by FS1.
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