Texas Rolls Past Tarleton State 91-35 for 48th Straight Win at Moody Center

The Texas Longhorns came out strong Saturday, outscoring Tarleton State 41-15 in the first half on their way to a lopsided win at Moody Center. Brihanna Crittendon scored a career-high 16 points, and a suffocating defense forced 27 turnovers as Texas extended its home winning streak to 48 games and won 91-35.

Texas took control early, shooting 9-of-17 from the field in the first quarter and going 4-for-4 at the free-throw line to build a 23-11 lead after one.

The Longhorns came out even stronger in the second quarter. They held the Texans scoreless for the first 6:40 of the period and went on a 15-0 run to go up 33-11. Tarleton State managed just four points in the quarter while Texas shot 58.3 percent from the field, and the Longhorns took a 41-15 lead into halftime.

Texas stretched the lead in the third quarter by outscoring Tarleton State 25-8, with eight points off turnovers and six points from the bench. Crittendon and Jayda Clark combined for 12 points in the period, and Breya Cunningham contributed on the defensive end with two blocks. The Texans shot just 1-of-11 from the field in the third, and Texas led 66-23 heading into the fourth.

Texas stayed in front throughout the final quarter, shooting 53.3 percent and pushing its lead as high as 56 before securing the 91-35 win.

Crittendon finished 7-of-11 from the field to lead all scorers with 16 points. Addison Bjorn and Isi Etute each added 12, with Etute pulling down a career-high six rebounds, and Amalia Holguin chipped in 10 points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor. Lizzy Spaight led the team with five assists and added five steals, and Cunningham scored seven points to bring her career total to 963. Texas dominated in points off turnovers (40-2), bench points (41-8) and assists (19-8), and the Longhorns kept up the defensive pressure with 24 defensive rebounds and 10 steals. Texas shot 33-of-62 (53.2 percent) from the field, its third straight game above 50 percent, and went 19-of-21 (90.5 percent) at the free-throw line. Tarleton State was held to 11-of-45 (24.4 percent) shooting. The Longhorns have now held an opponent to single digits in a quarter six times this season, and they improve to 4-0 overall and 73-5 all-time at Moody Center.

Up next, the Longhorns travel to face Green Bay on Nov. 18. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. CT, and the game will be televised on ESPN+.