Overview
- LSU beat Texas 70-65 in Baton Rouge behind 20 points from Mikaylah Williams, while Madison Booker scored 24 and Kyla Oldacre posted 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Longhorns.
- Vic Schaefer called the SEC slate a "vendetta" against Texas, citing a same-week road swing to LSU and South Carolina and describing the setup as having a "stench".
- CBS Sports reported that Missouri also plays LSU and South Carolina back-to-back on the road and Ole Miss faces the duo in a four-day span, challenging the idea that Texas was uniquely targeted.
- Schaefer pointed to travel and sequencing disadvantages, noting long trips to LSU and then South Carolina and that both opponents faced Georgia at home before meeting Texas, as LSU won the glass 44-35 with 19 offensive rebounds and a 13-9 edge in second-chance points.
- Rori Harmon was limited to two points and sat the fourth quarter, and next Texas visits South Carolina in Columbia, where an ESPN projection cited in reporting gives the Longhorns a 37.4% chance.