#6/6 Texas (8-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Southern (1-8, 0-0 SWAC)
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center | Austin, Texas
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed on SECN+. Chris Sylvester (pxp) and Fran Harris (analyst) will be on the call.
RADIO: All women's basketball games will air in Austin on 103.1 FM, along with the web streams on TexasLonghorns.com. Craig Way (pxp) and Eryn McMahan (analyst) will call the action.
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Notables
• HOLLE SETS GAMES PLAYED RECORD: Shay Holle played in her 140th game on Thursday to set a program record for games played in the NCAA Era.
• HARMON 1,000/500: Rori Harmon passed 1,000 career points and is now the third player in program history with 1,000 points and 500 assists.
• JONES SCORES 1,500TH CAREER POINT: Senior Taylor Jones passed 1,500 career points on Thursday. Jones now has 1,508 points for her career.
• CARLTON NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Texas freshman Justice Carlton was named the USBWA National Freshman of the Week as well as the SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 3. Carlton averaged 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in the three games at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Carlton scored 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting in the win over Butler.
• OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION: The Longhorns are averaging 90.3 points per game and shooting 49.9 percent from the field for the season.
• TEXAS PRESSURE: The Longhorns are forcing an average of 25.6 turnovers per game from opponents and hold a 275-121 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers.
• BOOKER 20: Madison Booker has scored 20 or more points in four games this season and 18 in her career at Texas. Booker is averaging 20 points per game over her last three games.
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Southern Regular Season
at 10 Oklahoma L76-44
at Missouri L66-51
at 8 Iowa State L84-56
at 21 Nebraska L84-58
at Colorado L65-45
at Colorado St L78-47
vs 20 NC State L77-47
vs Washington L61-43
vs SU-New Orleans W89-34
Southern Stats, Odds & Insights
Southern puts up 53.3 points per game (338th in college basketball) while giving up 69.4 per outing (278th in college basketball). It has a -145 scoring differential and has been outscored by 16.1 points per game.
The Jaguars’ 53.3 points per game are 5.7 fewer than the Longhorns allow.
Southern makes 5.7 three-pointers per game (218th in college basketball), 1.3 fewer than its opponents. It is shooting 26.6% from deep (295th in college basketball) and its opponents are shooting 31.0%.