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MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Texas women's basketball team took down Kansas State 80-52 to earn their 13th regular season title in program history on Saturday.
Shaylee Gonzales led the Longhorns with 21 points and Taylor Jones scored 17 points. DeYona Gaston posted 16 points and nine rebounds. Shay Holle recorded 10 points and five assists.
All-American Rori Harmon dished out 12 assists, her fifth game of the season with double-digit assists.
The Texas defense held Kansas State to 52 points, the 19th time this season the Longhorns have held an opponent to 59 points or less. Texas is 19-0 in those games.
Game Notes
• Texas improves to 23-8 overall and 14-4 in Big 12 play
• The Longhorns claimed their 13th regular season conference championship and first since the 2003-04 season.
• The Longhorns clinch the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament, which starts next week in Kansas City.
• Texas limited Kansas State to nine points in the first quarter and five points in the second quarter, marking the 20th and 21st time this season the Longhorns have held an opponent to single digits for a quarter.
• The Longhorns forced Kansas State into 10 turnovers in the first quarter.
• Texas held Kansas State to 14 first half points, their second fewest points for an opponent in a half this season.
• Texas forced Kansas State into 21 turnovers and held a 24-4 edge in points off turnovers.
• The Longhorns outrebounded the Wildcats 36-21 and had 15 offensive rebounds. They converted that into a 19-2 advantage in second chance points.
• Texas got excellent production from their bench players with 21 points from their reserves.
• The Longhorns held a 38-18 advantage in points in the paint.
• Texas tallied 25 assists on 30 field goals.
• The Longhorns shot 16-18 (88.9 percent) from the free-throw line.
