Coming off a loss to Baylor, UT now has the season finale against Oklahoma St. Here is how you can watch, listen, and stream the game.
Coming off a loss to No. 2 Baylor on Thursday night, Texas now turns their attention to the regular-season finale against Oklahoma State. Currently in third place in the Big 12, the Longhorns will lock up their seeding in the conference tournament with a win.
The first game between these two teams this season. came in Stillwater that resulted in a Texas win. Oklahoma State only shot 25% from behind the line and the Longhorns will be looking to do more of the same on Sunday.
Here is how you can watch, listen, and stream Texas women’s basketball face Oklahoma State:
Game information:
Date: 3/8/2020
Location: Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Watch: Longhorn Network
Listen: TexasSports.com/audio —Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM
In the aftermath of the Longhorns’ last-second victory over Oklahoma, Texas has jumped into the NCAA tournament conversation.
In the aftermath of the Longhorns’ last-second win over the Sooners, Texas has suddenly found themselves in the conversation of the NCAA Tournament. Following the game ESPN’s Joe Lunardi proclaimed that Texas was in among the final four in.
USA Today Sports’ has now released their latest bracketology. The Texas Longhorns come in as the number 11 seed in the West Region in the latest report from Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson. Texas gives the Big 12 six teams that would be going dancing. Despite the fact that Texas is ahead of West Virginia and Oklahoma in the standings, the Longhorns have the lowest seed of any of the Big 12 teams.
Of course Selection Sunday is all that matters in terms of who will officially be invited to the dance, the Longhorns have one game remaining against Oklahoma State prior to the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, MO.
Right now Texas is the third seed along with Texas Tech, who will host Kansas on Saturday. Should Texas and Kansas win their games, the Longhorns would be in sole possession of the third seed and would play Oklahoma in the quarterfinals as everything stands at this point.
Thanks to Matt Coleman’s heroic three-point shot, UT pulled out a 52-51 win against arch-rival Oklahoma. UT has now won five straight games.
Going into Tuesday night, Texas was riding a four-game winning streak and were just on the edge of being projected into the NCAA Tournament. Traveling to Norman to face arch-rival Oklahoma gave the Longhorns a chance to jump into the field with a win.
Thanks to Matt Coleman’s heroic three-point shot with 0.4 seconds left, Texas pulled out a 52-51 win, extending the winning streak to five games. Coleman was the only Longhorn in double figures, having 21 points on 9-15 shooting, including 3-5 from behind the line.
Matt. Coleman. Onions and sharpies and #ThisIsMarch and all of it.
Outside of Coleman, the rest of the Texas team struggled offensively, with Andrew Jones being second in scoring. As a whole, the Longhorns shot 28.6% from behind the arc. Only six assists were recorded by Shaka Smart’s team, their lowest total since the Feb 3 matchup against Kansas.
Defensively, Texas was amazing, holding Oklahoma to its lowest total of the season. The Sooners really struggle from deep, going 2-20 from three-point land. Guards Austin Reaves and De’Vion Harmon were the only two Oklahoma players to see the ball go through the hoop from behind the arc.
As he has been all season, Kristian Doolittle was the one bright spot for the Sooners. The senior forward recorded his ninth double-double of the season, scoring 20 points while securing 10 rebounds.
Texas’ free throw numbers continued to struggle, as they only attempted two all night. Only because of an Austin Reaves flagrant one foul did the Longhorns get to the free-throw line, with both shots being hit by Andrew Jones.
Catching fire in the past five games, the Longhorns now have the opportunity to finish third in the Big 12, the highest under Shaka Smart. If Texas takes care of business at home against Oklahoma State and Texas Tech loses to Kansas in Lubbock, the Longhorns will go into the Big 12 tournament with the three seed.
Texas will face the Cowboys on Saturday at 3 p.m. CST on ESPN2.
Texas freshman guard Celeste Taylor had a huge week in helping lead the women’s team to back-to-back wins. She picked up two Big 12 honors.
The Texas women’s team has found themselves on a bit of a hot streak, after dropping three of their last four games the Longhorns have won two-straight. Part of the spark came from freshman guard Celeste Taylor. She recorded her first career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds against the number 25 team TCU. Taylor followed up that game with a career-high 27 points against the Oklahoma Sooners.
— Texas Women's Basketball (@TexasWBB) March 2, 2020
For her efforts in the two wins, Taylor picked up both the Big 12 Freshman of the Week and Co-Player of the Week. She shares the player of the week honors with Baylor’s senior forward Lauren Cox. The two players will be on the floor together this Thursday in the final road matchup of the regular season for Texas.
Taylor will look to keep her hot streak going as the women try to upset the number two ranked Baylor Bears.
Shaka Smart said on Monday afternoon that Jase Febres will be having surgery on his knee. Febres is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Head Coach Shaka Smart told reporters on Monday afternoon that junior guard Jase Febres will be having surgery on his knee this week. Due to the procedure, Febres is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Suffering the injury against the Feb 8th matchup against Texas Tech, Febres has missed six consecutive games. While healthy, Febres was averaging 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game in 23 games.
Shaka Smart told reporters that Texas' Jase Febres will have surgery on his knee this week and will likely miss the rest of the 2019-20 season.
Since the injury, the Longhorns are 4-2, currently on a four-game winning streak. Other guards Andrew Jones, Matt Coleman, and Courtney Ramey have stepped up in his absence, picking up the scoring.
Now making an NCAA Tournament push with their guard who was averaging 30.5 minutes per game, Texas will have a ‘next man up’ mentality. Also dealing with other injuries, Shaka Smart’s squad is growing thin.
Finishing up the regular season this week on the road to Oklahoma and at home to Oklahoma State, the Longhorns are just a couple wins away from clinching a berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Texas travels to Norman on Tuesday night to face arch-rival Oklahoma. The game is a pivotal game within the conference for both teams.
In the biggest game of the season to this point for Texas, they travel to Norman on Tuesday night to face arch-rival Oklahoma in a pivotal Big 12 matchup. With both teams sitting at 8-8 in conference play, the game is not only a huge game within the conference, but has major NCAA Tournament implications.
The Sooners are currently in the field according to ESPN’s latest bracketology, while the Longhorns make an appearance in the “Next Four Out’. A win for both teams would help their positioning for the tournament.
Winners of four straight, Texas will be looking to make it five in a row, while also avoiding the season series sweep from Oklahoma. Here is how you can watch, listen, and stream Longhorns basketball play on the road against the Sooners:
Game information:
Date: 3/3/2020
Location: Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Watch: ESPN2
Listen: TexasSports.com/audio —Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM
The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team hosted the Oklahoma Sooners in their final regular season matchup. The final was 86-76.
The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball returned to the Frank Erwin Center in Austin to host their long-time rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners. Coming off a 10-point victory over the top 25 Texas Christian Horned Frogs. The trio of Celeste Taylor, Charli Collier and Joyner Holmes led the way in that game and did most of the damage against the Sooners.
The Sooners and Longhorns were all tied up after the first quarter before Texas would put some distance in the middle two quarters to head into the final quarter up 62-48 in front of the home crowd. Taylor was feeling it early on and it carried throughout the game when she nailed a three to get the game started for Texas.
Collier carried the offense in the first with 10 of her 14 points to open the game. She finished with yet another double-double in points and rebounds. Taylor and Collier combined for 41 points and 17 rebounds in this matchup. In her final game against Oklahoma, senior forward Joyner Holmes added 16 points, six rebounds and four steals.
After a Tatum Veitenheimer free throw made it 29-25 Oklahoma, it became the Taylor show heading into halftime. The freshmen showed why she was a participant in the McDonald’s All-American game with 10 points in the final six minutes of the quarter. She finished with a game-high 27 points, coming off her 22 point performance against TCU.
The Longhorns were outscored in the fourth quarter by four but the damage was done as they beat Oklahoma, 86-76. After sweeping the season series with OU, the Longhorns look to upset the second-ranked Baylor Bears on Thursday.
To make the NCAA Tournament this season, UT needed to go 3-1 in their final four games. They picked up another huge win against Texas Tech.
In order to make the NCAA Tournament this season, Texas needed to go 3-1 in their final four games against West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. After defeating the Mountaineers on Monday, the Longhorns picked up another huge win on the road against the Red Raiders.
It was once again a big game for Texas guards, this time being led by Andrew Jones. After getting a career-high 22 points against West Virginia, he matched that total in Lubbock on Saturday. Jones shot 8-14 from the field, leading the team at 57%. He also led the team in the three-pointers, making three.
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As for Courtney Ramey and Matt Coleman, they had 12 and six points respectively. A combined 6-17 inside the arc, their play was enough to get past Texas Tech. The two each snagged three rebounds, while Ramey provided one assist.
Hitting free throws has been a struggle for the Longhorns all season, shooting under 70% on the season. On Saturday, Texas only missed four free throws, going 10-14. Still ranking dead last in the country in free throws attempted, if Shaka Smart’s team can get to the line more, they will continue to have free offense.
Up next for Texas is a huge game in Norman against Oklahoma. With both teams on the bubble, it is a must-win for both squads. Losing in Austin to the Sooners earlier in the season, the Longhorns will be looking to secure their spot in the 2020 NCAA Tournament.
After getting back on track with a win against TCU, UT now turns its attention to OU. Here is how you can watch, listen, and stream the game.
After getting back on track with a win against TCU, Texas now turns its attention to arch-rival Oklahoma. Already picking up a win against the Sooners in Norman earlier this season 70-53, the Longhorns now look to replicate the win in Austin.
Not projected in ESPN’s latest bracketology, Texas still has some work to do. While a win against a 12-15 Oklahoma squad may not do much to help them, it is certainly a cannot lose game.
Looking for huge games from Celeste Taylor, Charli Collier, and Joyner Holmes again, the Longhorns will be taking the home court for the second to final time this season. Here is how you can watch, listen, and stream Texas women’s basketball against Oklahoma:
Date: 2/29/2020
Time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Location: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas
Watch: Longhorns Network
Listen: TexasSports.com/audio —Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM
Following the 77-67 victory over TCU, head coach Karen Aston and guard Celeste Taylor met with the media.
Following the Texas Longhorns’ 77-67 victory over the TCU Horned Frogs, head coach Karen Aston and freshman guard Celeste Taylor met with the media. Aston was very complimentary of her player and even credited her for her energy. Taylor is a player who always seems to be out-hustling every other player on the floor.
Taylor had a career day against the Horned Frogs with 10 rebounds which match her career-high that she first set against UT-San Antonio early on in the season. Celeste has averaged 9.1 points per game this year but set another career high with her 22-point performance. It marked her first double-double of her career and one of three Longhorns who recorded a double-double against TCU.
