No. 4 Texas dominates from beyond the arc, dumps No. 24 Vanderbilt 87-66
AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 4 Texas shot a season-best 69% from 3-point range to defeat No. 24 Vanderbilt 87-66 in Southeastern Conference women’s basketball action Thursday at Moody Center.
The Longhorns drilled 9 of 13 long distance attempts led by senior Shay Holle and freshman Jordan Lee. Holle buried four 3-pointers and Lee hit three as the Longhorns outpaced their season average of 3.3 made 3-pointers per game by more than double. Texas entered the game shooting 30% from beyond the arc.
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Holle ended the game with 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting and Lee had 12 before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Madison Booker led the Longhorns with 20 points and six rebounds.
Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes and Khamil Pierre had huge nights with a combined 48 points, 26 from Pierre and 22 by Blakes, but no other Commodore scored more than six.
The game’s pace slowed to a crawl in the second half as officials whistled the teams for a combined 34 fouls and 44 free throw attempts. For the game, Texas made 22 of 26 foul shots and Vanderbilt made 20 of 26.
Vanderbilt outrebounded the Longhorns 34-31 including 18-11 on the offensive end.
Texas (23-2, 9-1 SEC) hosts No. 2 South Carolina on Sunday. Vanderbilt (18-6, 5-5) hosts Mississippi State on Feb. 13.
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