Boyette Leads No. 5 Texas Women Past Texas Tech, 86-62
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AUSTIN (AP) — Imani Boyette had 24 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and No. 5 Texas beat Texas Tech 86-62 on Saturday night to remain undefeated.
Kelsey Lang added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Longhorns (13-0, 2-0 Big 12). Empress Davenport scored 14 points, Ariel Atkins had 11, and Brianna Taylor grabbed 10 rebounds.
Freshman Japreece Dean led Texas Tech (9-4, 0-2) with 21 points.
Boyette has been the big star as the Longhorns won their first two Big 12 games. She had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks in the opener at West Virginia on Wednesday night.
Texas led 36-29 at halftime, thanks primarily to the work of centers Boyette and Lang inside.
The 6-foot-7 Boyette scored nine points during the first 5 minutes. She did not score again in the half, but the 6-5 Lang, her backup, had 11 points. The pair combined to grab 16 rebounds in the half. Lang turned one into a basket that barely beat the buzzer as the half ended.
Texas Tech, in contrast, relied on its perimeter shooters, making five 3-point baskets in the half — four more than Texas.
The Longhorns led 59-45 after three quarters. Boyette again played a big role, scoring 10 points and assisting on a basket by Atkins that stretched the lead to 15 late in the period.
Lang scored only two points in the quarter but set a screen that freed Celina Rodrigo to launch her second 3-point basket of the game when Tech still trailed by single digits.
Davenport scored nine points in the fourth quarter.
TIP-INS
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders missed their first six shots, committed two turnovers and trailed 9-0 before finally scoring more than four minutes into the game. ... Texas is the first ranked opponent that the Red Raiders faced this season. The Red Raiders have not defeated a ranked team since beating No. 22 Kansas on Jan. 19, 2013.
Texas: The Longhorns' 13-0 record matches last season's start for third-best in school history and best since they were undefeated NCAA champions in 1986. ...The Longhorns have won five straight games against Texas Tech.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech hosts Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.
Texas hosts Iowa State on Wednesday night.
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