The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Missouri
No. 2 Women’s Basketball preview: at Missouri
12.30.2025 | Women's Basketball
Game 16
No. 2 Texas (15-0) at Missouri (12-3)
Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 – 6:30 p.m. Central
Mizzou Arena | Columbia, Mo.
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed on SEC Network+. Nate Gatter (pxp) and Marke Freeman (analyst) will be on the call.
RADIO: The game will be broadcast on AM 1300 The Zone and TexasSports.Com. Craig Way and Kathy Harston will have the call.
Notables
• OPENING SEC PLAY: Texas begins year two in the SEC after capturing a SEC regular season championship in their first season in the conference. The Longhorns went 15-1 in their first season in the SEC. Madison Booker was the 2025 SEC Player of the Year. Rori Harmon made the SEC All-Defensive Team and Jordan Lee made the SEC All-Freshman Team. Vic Schaefer was named the 2025 SEC Coach of the Year, his fourth SEC Coach of the Year honor.
• STRONG START: Texas is 15-0 and it's their best start to a season since they started 16-0 in the 2015-16 season. Texas is 10-0 at home and have won 34 straight games at Moody Center. That streak is the longest current active home streak in women's college basketball. Texas is 59-5 all-time at Moody Center.
• RANKED WINS: Texas has five ranked wins on the season after an 89-54 victory over No. 13 Baylor. The Longhorns are the only team in the nation with two wins over opponents currently ranked in the AP top-5.
• TRIPLE-DOUBLE BOOKER: Madison Booker became the fifth player in UT women's basketball history to record a triple-double with her 28 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the win at UTRGV.
• HARMON TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Point guard Rori Harmon, the Longhorns all-time career assist leader, has recorded 57 assists to three turnovers over her last six games. For the season Harmon has 115 assists and 19 turnovers. Harmon leads the country in assist to turnover ratio.
• PLAYERS ERA CHAMPIONSHIP: The Longhorns beat No. 3 UCLA and No. 2 South Carolina on back-to-back days to win the Players Era Championship. The Longhorns became the first program in at least 25 years to win games over top-three opponents on back-to-back days. Rori Harmon was named the MVP of the Players Era Championship. The Longhorns moved up to No. 2 in the AP poll and received 10 first place votes.
• HARMON BREAKS ASSIST RECORD: Rori Harmon tallied nine assists and the game-winning shot against South Carolina in Las Vegas. Harmon broke the 40-year record previously held by Kamie Ethridge with her 777th assist. Harmon now has 846 career assists.
• TURNOVERS: The Longhorns have outscored their opponents 228-36 in point off turnovers over the last seven games. On the other end Texas is taking care of the ball as they lead the country in fewest turnovers committed at 9.7 per game.
• NUMBER ONE RECRUITING CLASS: The Longhorns have inked the No. 1 recruiting class for 2026. Texas is the only program to sign multiple top-10 kids. The Longhorns recruiting class of Brihanna Crittendon, Addison Bjorn, Lizzy Spaight and Amalia Holguin has been ranked No. 1 by CBS Sports and the Dan Olson Collegiate Basketball Report.
