WACO, Texas (KXAN) — The No. 25 Texas Longhorns held Baylor scoreless for nearly half of the final quarter to run away with a 68-55 victory in Big 12 Conference women’s basketball action Sunday at the Ferrell Center.
The Longhorns held Baylor scoreless for the final 4:04 and 31% shooting for the game at 18-for-58. Baylor had 73 possessions in the game, two more than the Longhorns at 71. Texas outrebounded the Bears 48-34 and blocked eight shots.
Baylor guard Sarah Andrews (24) battles Texas guard Rori Harmon (3) for control of the ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas forward Khadija Faye, right, reaches in against Baylor forward Caitlin Bickle (51) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales (2) shoots over Baylor forward Caitlin Bickle (51) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas guard Rori Harmon (3) defends against a shot by Baylor guard Sarah Andrews (24) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas guard Sonya Morris (11) holds off Baylor guard Sarah Andrews (24) for control of the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales (2) pressures Baylor guard Ja’Mee Asberry (21) who attempts a basket in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Baylor guard Jana Van Gytenbeek (4) grabs the ball over Texas guard Shay Holle (10) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Baylor guard Sarah Andrews, top, shoots over Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales (2) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Baylor guard Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (5) reaches back while grabbing the ball over Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales (2) blocks the shot of Baylor guard Ja’Mee Asberry in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas.(Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Baylor forward Caitlin Bickle reaches for the ball over Texas forward DeYona Gaston (5) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas guard Sonya Morris, left, pulls down a rebound over Baylor guard Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, front center, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald, via AP) 
Texas forward DeYona Gaston battles Baylor forward Caitlin Bickle (51) for a loose ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas forward Taylor Jones shoots over Baylor forward Caitlin Bickle in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas forward Taylor Jones (44) pressure Baylor forward Caitlin Bickle while attempting to score in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP) 
Texas forward DeYona Gaston, right, reaches for a rebound with Baylor guard Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
“We showed tremendous fight and toughness today,” Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer said. “We executed really well in the second half, and we were really athletic and quick. We contested shots and I thought we were really good today.”
Five players scored in double figures for the Longhorns, four of whom tied for the team-high with 13 points. Rori Harmon, Shaylee Gonzales, DeYona Gaston and Sonya Morris all scored 13 points with Gaston notching a double-double with 11 rebounds. Taylor Jones scored 10 points with seven rebounds and three blocked shots before fouling out in 21 minutes.
Harmon went down hard with an injury with 3:34 left in the fourth quarter and didn’t return. Schaefer said he didn’t know the extent of her injury immediately after the game. Harmon missed the first six games of the season with a foot injury.
Texas shot 56% from the field in the second half after struggling to shoot 28% in the first half. The Longhorns made 19 shots in the second half to just nine in the first.
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For Baylor, Sarah Andrews scored a game-high 19 points on 5-for-16 shooting and Ja’Mee Asberry chipped in 13 points. Caitlin Bickle pulled down 10 rebounds for the Bears.
For the first time since 2004, Baylor entered this week’s play without a top-25 ranking by the Associated Press.
Texas (14-6, 5-2 Big 12 Conference) hosts Oklahoma on Wednesday. Baylor (13-6, 4-3) travels to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech on Saturday.
