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Texas women's basketball team bounces back from Baylor loss by bouncing Texas Tech 74-47

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Texas forward Aaliyah Moore puts up a shot during the Longhorns' 74-47 win at Texas Tech on Wednesday night. Moore finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 10 Texas.
Texas forward Aaliyah Moore puts up a shot during the Longhorns' 74-47 win at Texas Tech on Wednesday night. Moore finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 10 Texas.

LUBBOCK — Aaliyah Moore and Deyona Gaston had their first double-doubles of the season as No. 10 Texas got off to a quick start and rolled past Texas Tech 74-47 Wednesday night.

Moore, a junior, scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and had 12 rebounds for her second career double-double. Gaston, a senior, had 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting and 11 rebounds for her fifth double-double as a Longhorn.

Freshman Madison Booker also had 18 points for the Longhorns (14-1, 1-1), who bounced back from their first loss last Saturday against Baylor at Moody Center.

It was Texas’ fourth straight game without leading scorer Taylor Jones (16.2 points per game) and third without point guard Rori Harmon (14.1-point average). Harmon is out for the season with a torn ACL, and Jones has a hip injury.

The Longhorns forced Texas Tech into a season-high 25 turnovers, good for 29 points. They had a 42-24 rebounding advantage, using 16 on the offensive end for a 20-3 margin in second-chance points.

Bailey Maupin scored 16 for the Red Raiders (12-3, 1-1), who came in averaging 73.6 points.

Freshman Madison Booker finished with 18 points for the Longhorns.
Freshman Madison Booker finished with 18 points for the Longhorns.

Booker made a layup to start a 15-0 run midway through the first quarter and contributed six straight points later in that stretch as Texas turned an 8-6 lead into a 21-6 advantage. The Longhorns didn’t let up, pushing the lead to 40-23 at the half.

Texas (45.5%) shot 12 percentage points better than the Red Raiders in the first half. The Longhorns attempted 15 more shots by forcing 15 turnovers and grabbing nine offensive boards on their way to a 20-10 rebounding advantage. That led to a 14-0 edge in second-chance points.

A 10-2 run in the third quarter, with all the points coming from Booker and Moore, pushed the lead to 26, and the Longhorns scored the last seven points of the game.

Texas will visit No. 24 West Virginia for a 1 p.m. game Saturday.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas women's basketball team blows out Texas Tech in Lubbock