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12/14 14:07 CST Madison Booker scores 27 as No. 2 Texas women stay undefeated
with 89-54 win over No. 13 Baylor
Madison Booker scores 27 as No. 2 Texas women stay undefeated with 89-54 win
over No. 13 Baylor
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) --- Preseason AP All-America forward Madison Booker had
27 points and eight rebounds as second-ranked Texas stayed undefeated with a
89-54 victory over turnover-plagued No. 13 Baylor on Sunday in a matchup of
former conference rivals.
Texas (12-0) took control of the game with a 16-0 run in the first quarter when
six different Longhorns players scored and Baylor had six turnovers in that
span of just over 4 1/2 minutes. The Bears finished with a season-high 30
turnovers, their most since Nov. 9, 2008, which led to 42 points for Texas.
Baylor leading scorer Taliah Scott was injured midway through the second
quarter after turning her right foot on a move to the basket and didn't return.
Scott and Yuting Deng both had nine points for the Bears (10-2).
Jordan Lee scored 19 points while Rory Harmon had 12 points and 10 assists for
Texas, which is 5-0 this season against AP Top 25 teams.
After trailing by five points early, the Longhorns got even at 11 when Lee had
a steal and made a free throw after being fouled. They went ahead to stay a
half-minute later when Lee had another steal on an errant pass and drove for a
layup.
Harmon's three-point play in that big run made it 23-11 with 3:16 left in the
first quarter, and Texas maintained a double-digit lead from there.
Baylor and Texas were in the Big 12 Conference together, and the Southwest
Conference before that, until the Longhorns moved to the Southeastern
Conference before last season.
Up next
Baylor wraps up nonconference play at home Thursday against Southern University.
Texas, which has won 32 consecutive home games, hosts Northwestern State on
Wednesday.
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