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No. 4 Women’s Basketball preview: No. 5 LSU
02.03.2026 | Women's Basketball
Game 24
No. 4 Texas (21-2, 6-2) vs. No. 5 LSU (21-2, 7-2)
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 – 8:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be nationally televised on ESPN with Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe 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
• HARMON APPROACHING TEXAS STEALS RECORD: Texas point guard Rori Harmon is second on the Longhorns all-time list for career steals. Harmon has 345 steals and is two away from breaking the Texas record of 346 that was set in 1980 by Linda Waggoner.
• 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 889 career assists. When Harmon reaches 900 career assists she will become the first player in NCAA DI women's basketball history to reach 1,500+ points, 900+ assists, 340+ steals and 600+ rebounds.
• BOOKER IN SEC PLAY: All-American and national player of the year candidate Madison Booker is averaging 19.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game in conference play and is shooting 48.9 percent from the field.
• 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 ESPN. Bjorn, Crittendon and Spaight were named McDonald's All-Americans this week.
• 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.
• RANKED OPPONENTS: This will be the Longhorns 10th game of the season against a ranked opponent and fourth game of the season against a top-10 team. Texas is 7-2 on the season against ranked opponents with three wins against top-three teams (No. 2 South Carolina, No. 3 UCLA, No. 10 Oklahoma).
• WINNING AT HOME: The Longhorns are 63-5 all-time at Moody Center and have the nation's longest active home court winning streak at 38 games. The Longhorns are averaging over 9,000 fans in attendance and this game vs. LSU will be the 10th game in Moody Center history with over 10,000 fans, including the fourth this season.
