Texas basketball vs Alabama game score: Replay, highlights

GREENVILLE, S.C. – On Friday night, Texas women’s basketball extended its stay in South Carolina for at least another day.

Boosted by an 11-point first quarter from sophomore guard Jordan Lee, Texas cruised to an 83-60 win over Alabama in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. The No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament, Texas (29-3) advances to play seventh-seeded Ole Miss (23-10) in Saturday’s semifinals.

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Friday’s showdown at Bon Secours Wellness Arena took place five days after UT closed out the regular season with a 72-65 win at Alabama, and the rematch was not that much different than the first matchup. Texas never trailed in last weekend’s seven-point win. The Longhorns faced an early 3-2 deficit in the SEC quarterfinals, but never looked back after Lee’s 3-pointer gave the team a 5-3 edge with 7:40 left in the first quarter.

Texas led 21-10 after the first quarter and 52-19 by the halftime intermission. The Crimson Tide didn’t get any closer than 22 points in the second half.

Lee led the Longhorns with her 16 points. Madison Booker added 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Bryanna Preston had herself a 13-point evening. Lee, Preston and Booker were responsible for five of the nine 3-pointers made by a team averaging a SEC-low 4.2 3-pointers per game.

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Lee and Booker compiled their stats without playing the fourth quarter. In fact, four of UT’s starters – Lee, Booker, Rori Harmon and Justice Carlton – sat out the game’s final 10 minutes, and Booker did not return to court after picking up her third foul with 7:26 left in the third quarter.

Alabama (23-10) did not have any players score more than eight points. The Crimson Tide, who were the SEC Tournament’s No. 11 seed, shot 40.4% from the floor and committed 21 turnovers.

Texas Longhorns guard Madison Booker (35) pushes past Alabama guard Karly Weathers (22) during the NCAA playoff game at the Moody Center on Sunday, Mar. 23, 2024 in Austin.

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Texas vs. Alabama basketball: Live updates, highlights

4th (7:05): Texas 71, Alabama 43

Texas is coasting to a victory and its starters are getting some rest. None of UT’s starters have played yet in the fourth quarter. All-American forward Madison Booker hasn’t played since the 7:26 mark of the third quarter, and Breya Cunningham (4:52), Rori Harmon (3:24), Jordan Lee (2:06) and Justice Carlton (0:10) also haven’t returned since leaving in the third quarter.

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End 3: Texas 67, Alabama 39

Behind Jordan Lee’s 16 points, Texas has built a healthy lead and is 10 minutes away from the SEC semifinals. Bryanna Preston has added 11 points to UT’s score, and junior forward Madison Booker has accounted for 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

All 10 Longhorns who have played tonight have scored at least two points.

After a 19-point first half, Alabama scored 20 points in the third quarter. Jessica Timmons and Alancia Ramsey have scored eight points apiece for a Crimson Tide team that has committed 17 turnovers.

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3rd (4:54): Texas 57, Alabama 26

Texas is shooting just 2-for-8 from the floor in this quarter, but the Longhorns remain in control of the scoreboard. Jordan Lee leads all scorers with her 16 points. No Alabama player has scored more than five points tonight.

Halftime: Texas 52, Alabama 19

For the second straight game, Texas did not allow Alabama to score more than 20 points in the first half. Alabama is averaging 70.4 points per game, but the Crimson Tide shot 7-for-25 from the field and committed 14 turnovers over tonight’s first two quarters.

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Offensively, Texas has gotten 13 points from sophomore guard Jordan Lee and 11 points from All-American forward Madison Booker. Texas is averaging an SEC-low 4.2 3-pointers per game, but the Longhorns knocked down six 3-pointers in the first half.

2nd (6:18): Texas 35, Alabama 10

Behind three 3-pointers from some unlikely sharpshooters, Texas has posted a football score in this one. Texas guard Bryanna Preston, who hadn’t made a 3-pointer since Nov. 7, has hit a deep shot in this quarter. Rori Harmon, who had made 2 3-pointers in her last 16 games, has made two deep shots in this frame.

2nd (8:31): Texas 26, Alabama 10

Texas has scored the first five points of the second quarter as Bryanna Preston made her first 3-pointer since Nov. 7 and Teya Sidberry turned an offensive rebound into second-chance points. That quick start has forced Alabama coach Kristy Curry to burn a timeout.

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End 1: Texas 21, Alabama 10

Behind Jordan Lee’s 11 points, Texas is up after the first 10 minutes in Greenville. Lee shot 5-for-8 from the field in the first quarter, and the sophomore guard was responsible for UT’s only 3-pointer.

Texas built its double-digit lead despite committing six turnovers and getting just four points from all-conference honorees Madison Booker and Rori Harmon. Defensively, UT forced eight turnovers and allowed Alabama to make only four of its 12 shots.

1st (4:50): Texas 13, Alabama 6

After not trailing once against Alabama this past weekend, Texas faced an early 3-2 deficit in Greenville. But Jordan Lee scored seven of the game’s next nine points to give the Longhorns a lead. Texas will head into the evening’s first media timeout after getting a basket from Justice Carlton and forcing Alabama into a five-second inbounds violation.

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Ole Miss awaits the Alabama-Texas winner in SEC semifinals

The winner of the Alabama-Texas game will advance to play seventh-seeded Ole Miss, which stunned No. 2 Vanderbilt with an 89-78 victory in its quarterfinal match. Both Alabama and Texas beat Ole Miss during the regular season, but those games were decided by a combined four points.

Ole Miss jumped out to a 23-2 lead over the Commodores and held a 32-point advantage at the halftime break. Vanderbilt got as close as 11 points in the final frame, but Ole Miss was able to hold off the Commodores’ comeback bid.

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Fifth-year senior Latasha Lattimore, who spent her freshman year at Texas, scored a season-high 28 points and eight rebounds for Ole Miss (23-10). Ole Miss all-conference honoree Cotie McMahon added 27 points.

Vanderbilt’s Shea Ralph was assessed two technical fouls and ejected with 9:25 left after the SEC Coach of the Year argued the fourth foul call on star guard Mikayla Blakes. That ejection gave Ralph a head start on preparing for an NCAA Tournament that Vanderbilt (27-4) likely won’t earn a No. 1 seed in. The NCAA Tournament’s selection committee recently projected Texas and Vanderbilt as its No. 4 and No. 5 overall seeds, and the Commodores were going to need to fare better than UT in Greenville in order to swap seeds.

Texas Longhorns starting lineup

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Alabama Crimson Tide starting lineup

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Texas basketball vs Alabama time, TV info

When: 7:30 p.m. CT Friday

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Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

TV/radio: SEC Network, 1300 AM

Texas Longhorns forward Breya Cunningham (25) jumps for a rebound during the game against Auburn at the Moody Center on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 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