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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 17 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 61 |
| UConn | 19 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 83 |
10.19.2026 | Women's Basketball
Madison Booker leads Texas with 23 points in the exhibition game.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Tied at halftime UConn pulled away from Texas women's basketball in the second half and won 83-61 on Monday at PeoplesBank Arena.
Madison Booker connected on 11-of-17 from the field and scored 23 points to lead the Longhorns. Breya Cunningham scored in double figures with 11 points and recorded six rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots. Freshman Addison Bjorn scored eight points and added six rebounds.
Cunningham and Booker put the Longhorns on the board with back-to-back buckets to give Texas an early 4-0 lead. UConn used a 7-0 run in the first quarter to go up 15-8, but Texas countered with six straight and four points in the run scored by Cunningham and pulling within one at 15-14. UConn scored the final bucket of the first quarter to go p 19-17.
The Longhorns came out in the second quarter scoring the first seven points of the period and took a 24-19 lead on a driving layup by Booker. Addison Bjorn made back-to-back baskets for Texas including a 3-pointer to put Texas up 37-33. UConn scored the final four points to knot the game at 37-37 going into halftime.
UConn made five more field goals than Texas in the third quarter and built an 11-point lead at 56-45 going into the fourth quarter. Booker scored eight of the Longhorns 16 points in the fourth quarter. UConn outscored Texas 27-16 in the final period.
The Longhorns forced 17 turnovers and scored 21 points off those turnovers.
Up next Texas will play their annual Orange-White scrimmage on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. CT and host UCLA in Cedar Park on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. CT.
