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No. 4 Women’s Basketball picks up 91-61 road win at DePaul
11.17.2024 | Women's Basketball
Taylor Jones records a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
CHICAGO — Taylor Jones recorded a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds and the No. 4 Texas women's basketball team earned a 91-61 win at DePaul on Sunday night.
Madison Booker and Laila Phelia scored in double figures with 10 points each and Rori Harmon scored seven points and dished out nine assists. Harmon moved into fourth on the Longhorns all-time list for career assists and now has 525.
Texas (3-0) has now scored 20 or more points in all 12 of their quarters this season.
In the first quarter Harmon jumped into the passing lane and sprinted down the court to lay it in to put the Longhorns up 17-9. Texas forced DePaul into nine first quarter turnovers.
Jordan Lee connected on a pair of free-throws to put Texas up 69-40 with 51 seconds to go in the third quarter. The pair of free-throws gave Texas nine straight points in the game.
The Longhorns shot 39-of-76 (51.3 percent) from the floor and forced DePaul into 25 turnovers.
Up next Texas will host Tarleton State on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 11:00 a.m. CT at Moody Center.
Postgame Notes
● Texas improves to 3-0 in the all-time series against DePaul.
• Taylor Jones scored the final nine points of the first half for Texas.
• Jones notched her 19th career double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
• Texas forced DePaul into 25 turnovers and converted 29 points off turnovers.
• Rori Harmon dished out nine assists to increase her career total to 525. Harmon moved into fourth on the Longhorns all-time list for career assists.
• Texas outscored DePaul 62-24 in points in the paint.
• The Longhorns have scored at least 20 points in every quarter this season.
• Texas got 39 points from their bench players in the game.
• 11 different players scored for the Longhorns.
• The Longhorns dished out 18 assists.
