Texas (8-4, 0-0 Big 12) vs Texas A&M-Commerce (2-9, 0-0 Southland)
Game 13
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Longhorn Network with Alex Loeb (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) on the call.
RADIO: The game will be carried on 105.3 FM in Austin. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. The broadcast will be streamed on TexasSports.Com.
SERIES: First meeting between the two teams.
Notables
RORI'S RETURN: After sitting out the first five games of the season with a toe injury, sophomore All-American Rori Harmon made her return in the Longhorns win vs Princeton. Harmon was named to the Wade Trophy Watch list for the top collegiate women's basketball player, marking her eighth preseason honor. The Longhorns are 6-1 with Harmon in the lineup this season. With Harmon in the lineup Texas has decreased their turnovers per game from 19.4 to 15.7 per game. The Longhorns are averaging 11.6 more points per game with Harmon and are forcing eight more turnovers per game.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Longhorns are holding opponents to 55.7 points per game this season. The Texas defense held USC to 48 points, when they came into the game averaging over 72 points per game. Texas has held 11 of their 12 opponents below their season scoring average.
SCORING INSIDE: Texas has a 470-266 advantage over opponents this season in points in the paint. Khadija Faye is averaging 14.3 points per game and 9.5 rebounds a game over her last four games.
FORCING TURNOVERS: The Longhorns are forcing 23.7 turnovers per game. Over their last two games Texas has forced 63 turnovers and held a 64-8 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers. Texas ranks 10th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game and 16th in the NCAA in turnover margin.
GONZALES GOING OFF: Shaylee Gonzales has scored in double-figures in five of her last six games and has scored 88 points over that stretch. Gonzales tallied a season-high 22 points in the win over USC.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: The Longhorns have played a challenging schedule through their first nine games. All four of their defeats are against top-25 teams or teams receiving votes, with two of the four against top-10 teams.
NCAA RANKS: Texas leads the Big 12 and ranks 11th in the country in blocked shots per game at 5.4 Shay Holle tallied three blocks in the Longhorns win over Houston Christian.
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