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No. 4 Women's Basketball rolls past Alabama 83-60 to advance to semifinals of the SEC Tournament
03.06.2026 | Women's Basketball
Madison Booker put up 11 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in 18 minutes in the win.
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 4 Texas Women's Basketball team dominated No. 11 seed Alabama in an 80-63 win as they advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. The Longhorns (29-3) are slated to face No. 7 seed Ole Miss. The Longhorns sank nine three-pointers with a 50 percent (9-for-18) shooting percentage. Tonight is the third time this season Texas has made nine or more threes.
Texas saw four players recording double digits, headlined by Madison Booker, who registered 11 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in 18 minutes of play. This marks Booker's sixth double-double of the season, her career 16th. Jordan Lee scored 16 points, along with five rebounds and four assists tonight. Lee now has scored double digits the 25th time this season.
Jordan Lee put up 11 points along with two rebounds in the first quarter. Madison Booker recorded six rebounds and four assists in the opening quarter for the Longhorns.
Texas only allowed Alabama to score nine points in the second quarter, its 23rd time this season they have held an opponent to single digits in a quarter. The Longhorns concluded the half scoring a combined 52 points, while only allowing the Crimson Tides to score 19. Sophomore Bryanna Preston registered nine points. Preston finished the night with 13. In addition, Harmon sank back-to-back 3-point jump shots to extend the lead to 25 points at the 6:21 mark of the second quarter.
The Longhorns sealed the win in the second half with a 10-point effort from Aaliyah Crump. Crump has now scored ten or more points in a game the 11th time this season. Ashton Judd added six points while going 3-for-4 on field goal attempts in the second half.
Up next the Longhorns will face off against No. 7 seed Ole Miss in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. CT on ESPN 2.
Postgame Notes
- Texas improved to 29-3 overall and now has won five straight games.
- Jordan Lee scored in double figures for the 25th time this season.
- Bryanna Preston recorded double digits for the third time this season. With two 3-point shots, Preston has tied her career high in three-pointers made in a game.
- Texas grabbed 41 total rebounds and held a 20-15 advantage in second chance points.
- The Longhorns defense forced 21 turnovers and scored 21 points off them.
- The Longhorns held Alabama to nine points in the second quarter, which marked the 23rd time this season they have held an opponent to single digits in a quarter.
- Texas held a 38-28 advantage in bench points.
- The Longhorns put up seven blocks while giving up none to Alabama.
- Four Longhorns (Booker, Preston, Lee, Crump) recorded double-digits in the win.
- The Longhorns shot 50 percent from the field, which marks the 14th game this season they have shot 50 percent or better.
- Madison Booker recorded 11 points and now has 1,824 points for her career. Booker is the first player in Texas women's basketball history to reach 1,800 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists.
- Rori Harmon registered four assists to move her Texas record to 932. Harmon is 13 assists from moving into the top-10 in NCAA history in career assists.
