The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
12-2/2-0
West Virginia
9-4/0-2
No. 13 Women's Basketball wins 70-58 at West Virginia
01.06.2019 | Women's Basketball
Junior Sug Sutton and sophomore Destiny Littleton combine for 35 points.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The duo of Sug Sutton (19 points) and Destiny Littleton (16 points) combined for 35 points to lead No. 13/12 Texas to a hard-fought 70-58 win at West Virginia on Sunday at WVU Coliseum.
Texas (12-2, 2-0 Big 12), which trailed 24-22 at halftime, out-scored West Virginia 48-34 in the second half.
West Virginia (9-4, 0-2 Big 12) opened the first quarter scoring an unanswered three-pointer and lay-up. The combined five points would stand to be the largest lead of the game by both teams well past halftime. Play in the first half was back-and-forth, with no clear play dominator presenting in either team. The Longhorns went into the break trailing by just a pair of points, with Sutton leading Texas' scoring at 11. Texas shot just under 28 percent in the first half.
The Mountaineers would surrender the lead in the third quarter, as Texas turned the story around and put up 26 points to WVU's 16. Littleton went off from beyond the arc, scoring three three-point baskets within four and a half minutes. In the final quarter, Littleton hit a new career high in three-point baskets made with four. The sophomore scored 14 points in the second half alone. Junior Joyner Holmes joined in the second-half scoring drive, tallying 11 herself. Less than six minutes left in the fourth period, the Longhorns clinched the largest lead of the game at 18 points, when freshman Audrey Warren picked up two in the paint at 5:51 to go. However, WVU went on a 12-1 run over 4:07, coming within just six points of the lead. A trio of fouls by WVU on Holmes, Littleton, and Sutton granted Texas six free throw attempts. Four of the six attempts were made, and an offensive rebound and lay-up on the last attempt brought the lead back to 12 for the Horns.
KEY STATISTICS
- The Longhorns used the starting lineup of Sutton, Littleton, Danni Williams, Holmes, and Aborowa.
- Sutton led all players and set a career-high with 19 points. The junior guard also added six assists, five rebounds, and two steals in 37 minutes of play.
- Littleton hit a new career high in three-point baskets made with four. The sophomore also played 34 minutes, setting a new career high in minutes played.
- Aborowa set a season high and tied her career high in rebounds with nine. The last time the senior tallied nine rebounds was against West Virginia on December 31, 2017 at the Erwin Center.
- Holmes set a season high in rebounds at nine. Her previous high was seven against Northwestern State on 12-29-18.
- Williams contributed 11 points, three rebounds and one assist in 36 minutes of action.
- Texas capitalized on second-chance opportunities, outscoring West Virginia 11-4 in such instances.
- Texas outscored West Virginia 28-18 in the paint.
Next, the Longhorns will host the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday, January 9th. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on the Longhorn Network and broadcast on 105.3 FM in Austin and at texassports.com/audio.
