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No. 6/6 Women’s Basketball advances in Big 12 Championship with 76-60 win over Kansas
03.09.2024 | Women's Basketball
Aaliyah Moore posts double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the victory.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Texas women's basketball team outscored Kansas 28-17 in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 76-60 victory in the quarterfinal of the Big 12 Women's Championship on Saturday at T-Mobile Center.
Madison Booker scored in double figures for the 21st straight game and her 12th game scoring 20 or more points with 21 points. Booker added seven assists and five rebounds.
Aaliyah Moore notched her third double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Taylor Jones added 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting and seven rebounds. Shay Holle scored eight of her 10 points in a stretch of one minute and 10 seconds in the fourth quarter.
Holle knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and a shot in the lane to give the Longhorns momentum in the final period. Her 3-point basket at the 8:40 mark put Texas up 56-47.
The Longhorns (28-4) used an 8-0 run in the first quarter to go up 17-7 and led 19-12 at the end of the opening period.
Kansas kept the game close with Texas taking a 48-43 lead into the fourth quarter. Holle scored the first eight points of the quarter for Texas. The Longhorns connected on 8-of-12 from the field in the final period to extend their lead and pull away from Kansas late in the game.
Up next Texas will take on the winner of No. 3 seed Kansas State and No. 6 seed West Virginia in the semifinals on Monday, March 11 at 4:00 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
• With the win Texas improves to 28-4 on the season. The Longhorns have won 10 of their last 11 games.
• Texas held Kansas to 38 percent shooting. The Longhorns are 19-1 on the season when they hold an opponent under 40 percent shooting.
• Texas has won 26 of their 28 games this season by double digits.
• Texas outscored Kansas 38-26 in paint points and 24-8 in points off turnovers.
• Texas turned the ball over seven times and forced 14 Kansas turnovers.
• Madison Booker scored 21 points and passed 500 points for the season. Booker becomes the sixth Texas freshman to reach 500 points. She is now tied for fifth on that list with 516 points.
• Booker moved into third on the Texas freshman all-time list for assists and now has 154 on the season.
• Texas outrebounded Kansas 39-31. Texas has outrebounded their opponent in 27 of their 32 games on the season.
• Taylor Jones scored in double figures for the 20th time this season and the fifth straight game with her 15 points. Jones added three blocks in the game.
• Aaliyah Moore reached double figures in scoring for the 15th time this season.
• Shay Holle, the 2024 Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection played all 40 minutes for the ninth time this season.
