Texas (11-5, 2-1 Big 12) vs No. 23 Kansas (12-2, 2-1 Big 12)
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
TELEVISION: The game will be streamed 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.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Sophomore All-American Rori Harmon became the fourth player in program history to record a triple-double when she scored 17 points, dished out 11 assists and added 10 rebounds in the Texas win at TCU on Jan. 4. SCORING INSIDE: Texas has a 646-380 advantage over opponents this season in points in the paint. Khadija Faye is averaging 11.8 points per game and 9.6 rebounds a game over her last five games. DeYona Gaston is averaging 15.6 points per game over her last five games. Gaston ranks second in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, making 57.6 percent of her field goals on the season.
FORCING TURNOVERS: The Longhorns are forcing 22.7 turnovers per game. Over their last four games Texas has forced 142 turnovers and held a 162-39 advantage over opponents in points off turnovers. Texas ranks 9th in the NCAA in turnovers forced per game and 12th in the NCAA in turnover margin.
NCAA RANKS: Texas leads the Big 12 and ranks 9th in the country in blocked shots per game at 5.6. Shay Holle has blocked two or more shots in four games and has 12 on the season.
Texas is 11-5 on the year and 2-1 in conference play following an 86-82 defeat at Oklahoma State on Saturday. The loss at OSU snapped an eight-game win streak for the Longhorns, who are 7-1 in their new arena, Moody Center, this season. UT defeated Kansas State 87-41 and TCU 81-69 in their first two league games.
Kansas is coming off its first loss in Big 12 play following a 75-62 defeat against No. 23 Baylor on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks are now 12-2 on the year and part of a four-way tie along with the Longhorns for second place in the league standings at 2-1.
Against Baylor, Kansas was led by Wyvette Mayberry, who had her second-highest scoring game as a Jayhawk with 19 points. She added five rebounds, two assists and one steal in the game. Holly Kersgieter and Chandler Prater added 11 points and Zakiyah Franklin and Taiyanna Jackson combined for 17 points as KU’s starting five accounted for 58 of the teams’ 62 points against Baylor.
Jackson along with Rori were named the Big 12 Co-Players of the Week on Jan. 3