“Seismic Win: No. 5/6 Women’s Basketball Triumphs Over No. 9/10 Oklahoma in SEC Opener, 80-73!”

NORMAN, Okla. — The No. 5 Texas women’s basketball squad triumphed in their inaugural Southeastern Conference match in program history with an 80-73 victory at Oklahoma on Thursday. 

Jordan Lee came off the bench to top Texas with 17 points shooting 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Rori Harmon added 16 points and distributed eight assists. Taylor Jones accounted for eight of her 14 points in the final quarter and Kyla Oldacre contributed 12 points for Texas. 

Oklahoma initiated a couple of 6-0 spurts in the first quarter, leading 32-20 with 8:38 remaining in the second quarter. 

Jordan Lee began to shine for Texas in the second quarter, netting 3-of-4 from long range, energizing the Longhorns. Her third 3-pointer ignited a 7-0 run for Texas, allowing them to rally and take a 40-39 advantage at halftime. 

Kyla Oldacre asserted herself with six points in the second quarter for Texas. 

With the contest tied at 54-54 in the third quarter, Lee intercepted the ball and raced down the court for a layup and drew a foul. Lee converted the three-point play to elevate Texas to a 57-54 edge. Shortly after, Lee hit her fourth three-pointer of the match with 17 seconds remaining in the third quarter, giving the Longhorns a 60-58 lead. 

The Longhorns initiated the fourth quarter with the first six points to stretch the score to 66-60, but Oklahoma retaliated with two quick baskets to cut the deficit to two at 66-64. 

Taylor Jones played a significant role with eight points in the fourth quarter for the Longhorns. 

Next, Texas will continue SEC competition as they face Arkansas on Sunday, Jan. 5 with a 2:00 p.m. CT start on SECN+. 

Postgame Insights

• Texas improved to 14-1 this season and holds a 40-29 advantage in the historical series against Oklahoma. 

• The Longhorns halted Oklahoma’s 16-match home winning streak. 

• Texas converted 18-of-22 attempts (82 percent) from the charity stripe. 

• The Longhorns restricted Oklahoma to 2-of-16 (13 percent) from 3-point range. 

• Texas forced Oklahoma into 27 turnovers and capitalized with 28 points from those turnovers. 

• Rori Harmon recorded eight assists, bringing her career total to 596. Harmon has achieved five or more assists in 13^th games this season. 

• Four players from Texas scored in double digits against Oklahoma.

• The Texas defense registered 15 steals.