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No. 20/23 Women’s Basketball takes down Texas Tech, 80-71
02.08.2023 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns improve to 10-2 in Big 12 play to stay at the top of the conference standings.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas won their sixth straight conference game in an 80-71 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday at Moody Center.
Shaylee Gonzales led Texas with 25 points and Deyona Gaston scored 16. Rori Harmon tallied 15 points and 10 assists, for her fourth double-double of the season.
Texas Tech led 6-5 at the 4:25 mark of the first quarter, but the Longhorns used a 21-4 run to go up 26-10 at the 7:21 mark of the second quarter. Over that run Texas held the Red Raiders scoreless for four minutes from 2:07 in the first quarter to 8:07 in the second period.
The Longhorns opened the second half by not allowing a Texas Tech field goal for 6:01 of game time and two field goals for the quarter. Texas took a 55-39 lead into the final quarter.
Shaylee Gonzales went 10-10 from the free-throw line, including 8-8 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory for Texas.
Up next the Longhorns host TCU on Saturday, February 11 with a 4:00 p.m. CT start.
Game Notes
• Texas improves to 19-6 overall and 10-2 in Big 12 play. The 10-2 start is their best start through 12 conference games since the 2016-17 season.
• Texas held Texas Tech to eight points in the first quarter, marking the 17th time this season the Longhorns have held an opponent to single digits for a quarter.
• The Longhorns held a 16-7 advantage in offensive rebounds and 23-8 edge in second chance points.
• Rori Harmon tallied 10 assists and moved into fourth on the Longhorns all-time sophomore assist list. She now has 146 for the season. It is the sixth game this season Harmon has reached double-digit assists.
• Texas is 17-3 with Rori Harmon in the lineup this season.
• Shaylee Gonzales scored 25 points, her 17th game of the season scoring in double-figures.
• DeYona Gaston reached double-figures in points for the 14th time this season with her 16 points.
• Shay Holle and Shaylee Gonzales each played the entire 40 minutes for the Longhorns.
• Texas has won 10 straight games at Moody Center.
• In seven conference games at Moody Center, Texas has trailed a total of five times. The largest of those deficits has been two points.
