A 36-26 Longhorn lead dwindled to 36-31 midway through the game against Tennessee on Nov. 29, but senior guard Celina Rodrigo hit her only — and perhaps the biggest — three pointer of the game.
The last time No. 6 Texas (17-1, 6-1 Big 12) played No. 19 Oklahoma (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) at the Frank Erwin Center, the Longhorns needed 50 minutes of regulation to seal the deal.
Senior center Imani Boyette put the ball off the glass and through the basket to cut Baylor’s lead to 70-64 with 2:00 minutes left — Texas’ smallest deficit since early in the second quarter.
No. 4 Texas opened its game at Kansas with a foul, a turnover and a missed layup before sophomore guard Brooke McCarty hit a three-pointer in the first minute.
The No. 4 Longhorns have not faced a ranked opponent since facing three in a four-game stretch in late November and early December. That won’t change this week as Texas gears up to play Kansas (5-10, 0-4 Big 12), which sits in last place in the Big 12 conference.
In front of a crowd of 3,290, No. 4 Texas defeated Oklahoma State (12-3, 2-2 Big 12) 78-48, earning its first victory in Stillwater since February 2009.
