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12/17 22:22 CST Booker's 28 points lead No. 2 Texas to a 96-38 win over
Northwestern State
Booker's 28 points lead No. 2 Texas to a 96-38 win over Northwestern State
By MARK ROSNER
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) --- Madison Booker matched her career best with 28 points,
and No. 2 Texas remained undefeated with a 96-38 victory over Northwestern
State Wednesday night.
Booker, a two-time Associated Press All-American and its current national
player of the week, converted 12 of 17 shots from the field, including a pair
of 3-point baskets, as Texas won its 33rd straight home game. Booker is
averaging 27.7 points the last three games, converting 38 of 53 shots (71.7%).
Jordan Lee scored 15 for Texas (13-0), which included three straight 3-pointers
in the third quarter. Rori Harmon had 11 points, 10 assists and a career-best
seven steals and committed just one turnover. She leads the nation in
assist-to-turnover ratio (5.11). Kyla Oldacre contributed 12 points and 12
rebounds off the bench.
Texas defeated AP Top-25 opponents UCLA, South Carolina, North Carolina and
Baylor with a spare seven-player rotation because of injuries to Ashton Judd,
Bryanna Preston and Aaliyah Crump.
Judd was the first to return, playing Wednesday for the first time since
transferring from Missouri during the offseason and suffering a knee injury in
practice. She scored nine in 13 minutes against Northwestern State.
Preston, the backup to Harmon at point guard, might return on Sunday at South
Dakota State, Crump by the end of December.
Vernell Atamah led Northwestern State (5-5) with 12 points, nine fewer than her
average.
Northwestern State averaged 18 turnovers a game before facing Texas. The Lady
Demons committed 17 by halftime on Wednesday and finished with 28, which the
Longhorns converted into 32 points.
Texas outscored Northwestern State 46-14 in the paint.
Up next
Northwestern State hosts Lamar on Sunday.
Texas visits South Dakota State on Sunday.
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