Madison Booker torched Arkansas for 21 points and the fourth-ranked Longhorns flattened the Razorbacks 93-62, preserving a share of second in the SEC and another shot at a No. 1 NCAA seed.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Madison Booker needed 11 fewer minutes than usual to remind the nation why she’s the SEC’s most lethal scorer, pouring in 21 points to headline five Texas players in double-figures as No. 4 Texas steam-rolled Arkansas 93-62 Thursday night.
The Longhorns (25–3, 10–3 SEC) absorbed an ice-cold first quarter, then ripped off a 14–4 close to the half that turned a nine-point cushion into a 20-point laugher. Booker scored 16 before the break, shot 9-of-14 overall and 3-of-5 from deep, and watched the final 11:44 from the bench as Vic Schaefer emptied the rotation.
Second-Quarter Surge Decides It
Texas started 6-of-18 from the floor, but Arkansas countered with eight turnovers and five misses on its first seven shots. Once Booker buried a wing three at the 7:03 mark of the second, the floodgates opened:
- Aaliyah Crump attacked the rim for back-to-back and-ones.
- Kyla Oldacre sealed baseline mismatches for a 6–0 post run.
- Ashton Judd capped the half with a transition triple, pushing the lead to 46–26.
Arkansas never trimmed the deficit inside 18 the rest of the way.
Balanced Box Score
Behind Booker’s 21, Crump added 16, Oldacre and Judd chipped in 13 apiece, and Jordan Lee hit 11. The quintet combined for 74 points—two more than the Razorbacks’ entire night. Texas finished at 53 percent from the field, nailed 11 treys and out-rebounded Arkansas 40–28.
The Razorbacks (11–17, 0–13) mustered 29 percent shooting and 20 turnovers that Texas flipped into 29 points. Taleyah Jones led Arkansas with 16, but no other Hog reached 5 until the final five minutes.
Razorbacks Flirt With Historic Collapse
The loss nudged Arkansas toward an inglorious milestone: zero SEC wins. The Razorbacks have dropped 13 straight league games; drop the final three and they match Auburn’s 2020–21 winless conference campaign, the only oh-fer in SEC women’s basketball since the league expanded to 14 teams.
Coach Mike Neighbors’ squad closes at Texas A&M Sunday, then hosts Mississippi State and LSU. All three are Quadrant-1 opponents; KenPom projects Arkansas as underdogs in each, courtesy of AP’s SEC standings.
Texas Keeps Heat on South Carolina
The rout keeps Texas level with Vanderbilt—both 10–3—two games behind undefeated No. 1 South Carolina (12–0). The Longhorns own the tie-breaker over Vandy by virtue of a 78–68 win in Austin on Jan. 18, positioning them for the No. 2 seed at the SEC tournament and a potential top NCAA regional slot.
Texas’ remaining schedule—Mississippi State Sunday, at Ole Miss, home vs. Oklahoma—rates 46th, 39th and 22nd in NET, giving Schaefer’s group three more résumé boosters.
Key takeaways
- Booker’s efficiency: 21 points on 14 shots, zero turnovers. She’s now averaging 18.8 ppg on 49/41/84 splits—top-15 nationally among high-volume scorers.
- Bench edge: Texas subs outscored Arkansas’ bench 36–14, reflecting Schaefer’s 10-deep rotation that should preserve legs for March.
- Defense travels: Holding the Hogs to 0.75 points per possession marks the fifth time in six games Texas has kept an opponent under 0.80 PPP, a top-five defensive mark in the country through mid-February per AP analytics.
On the Horizon
Mississippi State arrives in Austin Sunday at 2 p.m. ET, fresh off stunning LSU in Starkville. A win keeps Texas mathematically alive for an SEC crown should South Carolina slip. Arkansas buses to College Station the same afternoon, desperate to avoid the first winless league season in program history.
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