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No. 5 Texas' bench shines in win against SEC rival Oklahoma
Texas Longhorns guard Jordan Lee. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

No. 5 Texas' bench shines in win against SEC rival Oklahoma

In their first matchup as SEC opponents, Texas and Oklahoma played a down-to-the-wire game, with Texas coming away with an 80-73 victory on Thursday.

The Longhorns' win improved their record to 14-1 (1-0 SEC), while Oklahoma's loss dropped its record to 12-2 (0-1 SEC). The story of the game for Texas was the production of its bench players.

Freshman point guard Jordan Lee led Texas with 17 points off the bench, marking the second time she's scored more than 15 this season. She was 6-11 from the field, including 4-5 from three. 

Kyla Oldacre scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench. Lee and Oldacre combined for 29 of Texas' 33 bench points.

Rori Harmon dished out eight assists and scored 16 points for the Longhorns — her most in a game since Dec. 8 when she scored 19 against James Madison.

Payton Verhulst was the leading scorer for the Sooners, with 23 points on a poor shooting night, going 7-23 (1-11 from three) from the field. In addition to her point total, she dished out four assists and collected eight rebounds.

Liz Scott (14) and Raegan Beers (11) were the other Lady Sooners in double figures for the game.

Texas will return home to host Arkansas before a two-game stretch against No. 19 Alabama and on the road against No. 2 South Carolina.

The Sooners will play two games on the road: first against No. 15 Tennessee and then against unranked Mississippi State.

Andrew Wright

Andrew "Dew" Wright graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in Communication Studies. He is a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Washington Commanders fan. 

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