No. 20/23 Texas (18-6, 9-2 Big 12) vs. NRV Texas Tech (16-7, 4-6 Big 12) Game 25
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
TELEVISION: The game will be nationally televised on Longhorn Network. Alex Loeb (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) will have the call.
RADIO: The game will be carried on 104.9 FM in Austin. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action.
DEFENSE GETTING IT DONE: Texas is 15-0 on the season when they hold an opponent to 59 points or less. 16 times this season Texas has held an opponent to single digits for a quarter. The Longhorns held an Oklahoma offense averaging 87.3 points per game to 58 points. Against Iowa State, a team averaging 78.7 points per game they scored 53 against Texas. For the season Texas is allowing opponents 58 per game. In the fourth quarter against WVU Texas allowed 11 points and held the Mountaineers to 27.3 percent shooting from the field.
RORI HARMON: The Longhorns are 16-3 with Harmon in the lineup this season. In Big 12 play Harmon is averaging 11.9 ppg, 7.8 apg, 6.2 rpg and 2.2 spg. Harmon leads the Big 12 in assists per game and steals per game. Harmon was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Mid Season Top-10 list (top point guard). This week Harmon was named to the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week Midseason Team.
FORCING TURNOVERS: The Longhorns are forcing 21.4 turnovers per game. In the last 13 games they hold a 299-137 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers. Texas ranks 14th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game.
ON THE GLASS: Texas has been effective on the offensive glass as they lead the Big 12 and rank 18th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game at 15.0. Against West Virginia, the Longhorns grabbed 14 offensive rebounds and only have up four offensive boards to the Mountaineers.
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Texas Players to Watch:
Gaston, Texas' top scorer, is averaging 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Khadija Faye leads the Longhorns with 5.7 rebounds per game and adds 6.4 points, while Rori Harmon paces the team with 7.1 assists and averages 11.4 points. Averaging 1.9 made three-pointers a contest, Sonya Morris is Texas' most prolific three-point shooter while knocking down 38 percent of her shots from downtown.
Texas Tech Players to Watch:
Scott is the leader for Texas Tech in both scoring and rebounding with 16.8 points and 6.1 boards per game. Bailey Maupin also contributes with 10.2 points for the Red Raiders, and Jasmine Shavers averages 9.6 points per game. Scott paces Texas Tech's three-point shooting efforts, making 1.6 treys per game while connecting on 34 percent of her shots from downtown.
Texas Tech Schedule:
Iowa State L 81-58
@Kansas L 77-59
@TCU W 78-70
Oklahoma L 89-79
@Kansas State W 85-65
Texas W 68-64
@West Virginia L 67-57
Baylor L 79-59
@Oklahoma State L 86-74
Kansas State W 78-68