AUSTIN, Texas \u2013\u00a0The No. 4 Texas women’s basketball team completed an 18-0 mark at home in the regular season and pushed their home win streak to 42 games as they beat No. 23 Georgia 79-50 on Thursday at Moody Center.<\/p>\n
Madison Booker<\/a> led Texas (27-3, 12-3) with 18 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Breya Cunningham<\/a> and Kyla Oldacre<\/a> added 14 points each.\u00a0<\/p>\n To start off the game Justice Carlton<\/a> scored the first bucket and Rori Harmon<\/a> had a steal. This led to a 11-0 run by the Longhorns. Texas caused three turnovers in two minutes which helped them go on a 9-0 run, also shooting 5-for-5 during this time. Texas finished the quarter shooting seventy-six percent going 13-for-17, with eight caused turnovers on the Georgia Bulldogs. The Longhorns lead at the end of the quarter 28-11.<\/p>\n Texas and Georgia fought back and forth defensively throughout the start of the second quarter. The Longhorns picked up the pace by going on a 10-0 run while also holding the Bulldogs to no field goals for five minutes. The score at the end of the half was 49-18 with Texas ahead.<\/p>\n Madison Booker<\/a> led the half scoring 13 points and grabbing four rebounds. Carlton was following just behind her with scoring 12 points for the Longhorns. As a team Texas shot 71 percent and created 12 turnovers on Georgia.<\/p>\n The Longhorns kept their lead throughout the third quarter and at the 4:37 mark they went on another run of 6-0, scoring three straight buckets. Ending the quarter Ashton Judd<\/a> got a steal adding a fifth steal for Texas in just the third quarter alone. The Longhorns kept their lead with a score of 67-34.<\/p>\n During the final quarter of the game Texas stayed in front, despite Georgia fighting back. The final score was 79-50. Texas caused 24 turnovers, a season high for the Bulldogs. They also led in points off turnovers (27-4), bench points (25-7), and steals (14-5).<\/p>\n Up next the Longhorns will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to play the No. 24 Alabama Crimson Tide. They will play at Coleman Coliseum on Sunday, March 1 at 11:00 a.m. CT, the game will be televised on SEC Network.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Postgame Notes<\/p>\n -Texas won its 42nd straight game at the Moody Center and improved to 67-5 all-time in their home venue.<\/p>\n -The Longhorns are 11-3 on the season vs. ranked opponents and has 4 wins over top-10 teams this season.<\/p>\n -Texas scored 28 points in the first quarter, marking its highest scoring opening quarter against a conference opponent this season, surpassing the 27 first-quarter points against Auburn on January 8.<\/p>\n -The Longhorns are 73-7 in game that Madison Booker<\/a> and Rori Harmon<\/a> have both played.<\/p>\n -Texas improved to 27-3 on the season and 12-3 in SEC play.<\/p>\n -The Longhorns’ 17-point lead at the end of the first quarter ranks as their second-largest advantage this season against a conference opponent, trailing only the 22-point first-quarter lead built against Auburn on January 8.<\/p>\n -The 49 first half points by the Longhorns are the second-most against a conference opponent this season, behind only the 50 points scored against Mississippi State on February 22.<\/p>\n -Texas allowed seven points in the second quarter, marking the 21st\u00a0time the Longhorns have held its opponent to single digits in a quarter this season.<\/p>\n