On Sunday afternoon, Texas women’s basketball will attempt to keep its perfect record intact during a home game against Ole Miss.

Ranked second in the Associated Press poll, Texas (16-0) is off to its best start since it also won the first 16 games of its 2015-16 campaign. Since Arizona State and TCU both lost on Saturday, Texas is also joined by No. 1 UConn (15-0), No. 10 Iowa State (14-0), No. 12 Vanderbilt (14-0) and No. 21 Texas Tech (16-0) as the only undefeated Division I teams left in the country.

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Ole Miss (14-2) is currently ranked 15th by the AP. The Rebels opened SEC play with a 79-62 win over Georgia, and Texas coach Vic Schaefer revealed this week that he gave Ole Miss a top-four vote on his ballot for the conference’s preseason poll.

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Texas owns an 8-1 lead in its all-time lead against Ole Miss. The Longhorns beat the Rebels twice last year with one of those victories being recorded in the quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament.

Stay tuned for live updates.

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Texas Longhorns guard Rori Harmon (3) guards Prairie View A&M guard Krislyn Biscette (1) during the game at the Moody Center on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 in Austin.

Texas Longhorns guard Rori Harmon (3) guards Prairie View A&M guard Krislyn Biscette (1) during the game at the Moody Center on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 in Austin.

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Texas vs. Ole Miss: Live updates

(WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: TEXAS, BAYLOR); The University of Texas Women's basketball team played Baylor at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, January 17, 2016. This was a key game in the Big 12 race. They'll play again in Waco on the final game of the regular season. Empress Davenport scores. LAURA SKELDING/AMERICAN-STATESMAN

(WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: TEXAS, BAYLOR); The University of Texas Women’s basketball team played Baylor at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, January 17, 2016. This was a key game in the Big 12 race. They’ll play again in Waco on the final game of the regular season. Empress Davenport scores. LAURA SKELDING/AMERICAN-STATESMAN

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Final: Texas 67, Ole Miss 64

After holding off Ole Miss, Texas is now 17-0 and off to its best start since the program went 34-0 and won a national championship during the 2025-26 season. Jordan Lee led Texas with her 17 points while Mississippi native Madison Booker added 15 points.

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Down by 15 points at the start of the fourth quarter, Ole Miss twice came up empty as it attempted to tie the game in the final seconds. Ole Miss star Cotie McMahon missed two free throws with about five seconds left, and she then clanked a 3-pointer off the rim off an inbound play in the final second.

McMahon scored a game-high 19 points for Ole Miss.

4th (1:33): Texas 67, Ole Miss 60

Who needs to shoot 3-pointers when you can score three points the hard way? Jordan Lee and Ashton Judd have both converted three-point plays – a basket while being fouled and the ensuing free throw – over UT’s last two possessions to help keep Ole Miss at arm’s length.

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Texas is 2-for-11 on its actual 3-pointers today.

4th (4:41): Texas 59, Ole Miss 54

Texas has dominated throughout much of this afternoon, but a sloppy run in the fourth quarter has opened the door for a Ole Miss comeback. Over the last 106 seconds, Ole Miss has outscored Texas by an 8-2 margin. Texas has committed turnovers on each of its last two possessions.

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Texas opened the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead.

End 3: Texas 55, Ole Miss 40

A scoring spurt during the third quarter that was fueled by former Texas forward Latasha Lattimore has kept the Rebels in this game, but UT is still comfortably ahead. Jordan Lee currently leads Texas with her 16 points while Rori Harmon (eight points, nine assists) is closing in on a double-double performance.

Sophomore guard Sira Thienou has scored a team-high 12 points for Ole Miss.

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3rd (4:33): Texas 47, Ole Miss 31

Led by Jordan Lee’s five points, Texas has gotten points from five different players in the third quarter. That has helped UT slightly expand its lead.

One highlight for the Longhorns in the third quarter? With Ole Miss trying to get back into the game with a full-court press, Rori Harmon made the Rebels pay for that defensive decision when she mimicked Texas quarterback Arch Manning and rifled a full-court pass to Jordan Lee. Left open, Lee then calmly nailed a 3-point to extend UT’s lead.

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Halftime: Texas 35, Ole Miss 21

After holding Ole Miss to four points in the second quarter, Texas heads into halftime with a comfortable lead. The Longhorns have yet to face a halftime deficit this season.

2nd (6:15): Texas 29, Ole Miss 17

Texas has held Ole Miss scoreless so far this quarter. Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin just called a timeout after the Rebels fell into a 12-point hole.

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End 1: Texas 21, Ole Miss 17

This season, Texas has outscored its opponents by a 406-227 margin in the first quarter. Texas has led at the end of all but four of its first quarters.

1st (4:24): Texas 15, Ole Miss 10

Ole Miss edged out Texas during the opening minutes at Moody Center, but solid shooting from Jordan Lee and a few forced turnovers has helped Texas seize an early lead.

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Texas' Empress Davenport (1) drives to the basket as Penn's Courtney Wilson, left, and Alyssa Baron defend during the first half of the first round of the NCAA women's college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in College Park, Md.

Texas’ Empress Davenport (1) drives to the basket as Penn’s Courtney Wilson, left, and Alyssa Baron defend during the first half of the first round of the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in College Park, Md.

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Texas has ties to Ole Miss roster

Even though Texas and Ole Miss aren’t considered rivals, UT fans may recognize a couple of Rebels. Ole Miss starting forward Latasha Lattimore was a member of Vic Schaefer’s first recruiting class at Texas, and she appeared in 32 games during the 2021-22 season. Ole Miss assistant coach Empress Davenport played at Texas from 2012-16, and she was recognized ahead of her homecoming on Sunday.

Texas Longhorns starting lineup

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Ole Miss starting lineup

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Texas basketball vs Ole Miss time, TV info

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Texas Longhorns guard Jordan Lee (7) celebrates a score from the sideline during the game against Prairie View A&M at the Moody Center on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 in Austin.

Texas Longhorns guard Jordan Lee (7) celebrates a score from the sideline during the game against Prairie View A&M at the Moody Center on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 in Austin.

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Texas Longhorns basketball results

Nov. 3:Texas 123, Incarnate Word 51

Nov. 7: Texas 85, Richmond 56

Nov. 10: Texas 100, Louisiana 38

Nov. 16: Texas 111, Texas Southern 45

Nov. 19: Texas 95, James Madison 56

Nov. 26:Texas 76, UCLA 65

Nov. 27:Texas 66, South Carolina 64

Nov. 30:Texas 81, Penn 63

Dec. 4: Texas 79, North Carolina 64

Dec. 7:Texas 101, Prairie View A&M 42

Dec. 10:Texas 110, UTRGV 45

Dec. 14:Texas 89, Baylor 54

Dec. 17:Texas 96, Northwestern State 38

Dec. 22:Texas 70, South Dakota State 51

Dec. 28: Texas 120, Southeastern Louisiana 38

Jan. 1: Texas 89, Missouri 71

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