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No. 4 Women's Basketball defeats No. 24 Ole Miss to advance to championship of SEC Tournament
03.07.2026 | Women's Basketball
Madison Booker recorded career-high 31 points along with 11 rebounds and five assists.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Madison Booker put up career-high 31 points along with 11 rebounds and five assists as the No. 4 Texas Women's Basketball team took down No. 7 seed Ole Miss, 85-68, to advance to the SEC Tournament championship game.
Booker became the first player this century with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in a women's SEC tournament game.
Along with Booker, two other Longhorns registered double digits in scoring. Kyla Oldacre notched 19 points with eight rebounds while Jordan Lee added 14 points, two rebounds, and three assists in the win. Texas dominated the paint with 44 points and grabbed 35 rebounds.
The Longhorns improved to 30-3 for the season, their third straight season with 30 or more wins.
Texas opened the first quarter with Booker scoring eight points, along with Breya Cunningham who notched in five point and three rebounds. The Longhorns started a 12-0 rally over four minutes in the second quarter to extend the lead over the Rebels to 16. The first half ended with Texas holding a 10-point lead.
The Longhorns saw Booker (19) and Oldacre (14) put up a combined 33 points in the second half as they took the win over the Rebels. Booker went 8-for-11 in the stretch and added seven rebounds. Oldacre shot perfect on the free throw line (10-for-10) and grabbed six rebounds.
Up next the Longhorns will compete against No. 1 seed South Carolina in the championship of the SEC Tournament on Sunday. Tip-off is slated at 2:00 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Postgame Notes
- Texas improved to 30-3 overall and now has won seven straight games.
- Texas won their 13th game of the season against a ranked opponent, which is the most of any team in the country.
- Jordan Lee scored in double figures for the 26th time this season.
- The Longhorns defense forced 14 turnovers and scored 15 points off them.
- Texas held a 44-30 advantage in paint points.
- The Longhorns put up eight blocks and seven steals against Ole Miss.
- Three Longhorns (Booker, Lee, Oldacre) recorded double-digits in the win.
- With 31 points and 11 rebounds, it marks Booker's seventh double-double of the season, last time Booker recorded back-to-back doubles was against Prairie View A&M and UTRGV. (12/7, 12/10)
- Booker notched her 14th game this season with 20 or more points and 42nd game of her career.
- Texas shot 53 perfect from the field, which marks the 15th game this season they have shot 50 percent or better.
- Madison Booker recorded 31 points and now has 1,855 points for her career, passing No. 6 Vicki Hall, who had 1,831 points in her career.
- Rori Harmon registered seven assists to move her Texas record to 939. Harmon is six assists from moving into the top-10 in NCAA history in career assists.
