No. 6 Texas women’s basketball beat defending national champion UCLA, 81-64, in Sunday’s exhibition at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park.

The Longhorns pulled away after halftime before opening the third quarter with a 10-point run, outscoring the Bruins in all four quarters and leading by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter. Madison Booker led all scorers with 21 points, adding seven rebounds, and six assists. Bryanna Preston added 20 points, hitting four of five three-pointers, while Breya Cunningham finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Zya Vann scored 12 points. Altogether, Texas shot 50.8 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from the three-point line, and the team forced 18 turnovers and scored 20 points off mistakes.

Texas hosts Eastern New Mexico in their final exhibition game on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7pm Central at the Moody Center in Austin.

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