Texas holds off Western Kentucky in final seconds
Brooke McCarty made two free throws for Texas with 20.8 seconds left sending the fifth-seeded Longhorns to a 66-64 victory in the first round of the NCAA NCAA Tournament on Friday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
64
Texas Longhorns
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| TEX | 25 | 41 | 66 |
Haas Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | @ Vanderbilt Commodores | L 59-101 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | vs Christian Brothers Buccaneers | W 94-43 | NCAAW |
| 11/4/26 | vs Chattanooga Mocs | W 61-50 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 64-66
Brooke McCarty made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 64-65
Brooke McCarty made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 64-64
Foul on Tashia Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 64-64
Alexis Govan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 63-64
Foul on Brooke McCarty.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 63-64
Ivy Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chastity Gooch.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 60-64
Foul on Tashia Brown.
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LayUpShot 1:37 60-64
Kelsey Lang made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:21 60-62
Imani McGee-Stafford made Layup. Assisted by Empress Davenport.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 60-60
Alexis Govan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 59-60
Alexis Govan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:30 58-60
Foul on Brooke McCarty.
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LayUpShot 3:18 58-60
Brooke McCarty made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 58-58
Brady Sanders made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:40 58-57
Foul on Alexis Govan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:57 58-57
Alexis Govan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Jones.
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LayUpShot 4:08 55-57
Brianna Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Brady Sanders.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:31 55-55
Brady Sanders made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:31 55-54
Foul on Micah Jones.
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LayUpShot 5:25 55-54
Brooke McCarty made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:49 55-52
Empress Davenport made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:56 55-50
Empress Davenport made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:56 55-49
Foul on Kendall Noble.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:26 55-49
Micah Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Noble.
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LayUpShot 6:39 52-49
Brady Sanders made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 52-47
Imani McGee-Stafford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 52-46
Imani McGee-Stafford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 52-45
Foul on Ruta Savickaite.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:28 52-45
Kendall Noble made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:28 51-45
Foul on Imani McGee-Stafford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:00 51-45
Chastity Gooch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Jones.
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LayUpShot 8:16 48-45
Imani McGee-Stafford made Layup. Assisted by Brady Sanders.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:38 48-43
Alexis Govan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 47-43
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:38 47-43
Alexis Govan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Jones.
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JumpShot 8:54 44-43
Brooke McCarty made Jumper. Assisted by Empress Davenport.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:07 44-41
Micah Jones made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:22 41-41
Imani McGee-Stafford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:22 41-40
Imani McGee-Stafford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:22 41-39
Foul on Chastity Gooch.
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PersonalFoul 9:42 41-39
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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PersonalFoul 10:05 41-39
Foul on Brooke McCarty.
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LayUpShot 10:14 41-39
Brooke McCarty made Layup.
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LayUpShot 10:42 41-37
Empress Davenport made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:23 41-35
Chastity Gooch made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:40 39-35
Ariel Atkins made Jumper. Assisted by Empress Davenport.
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LayUpShot 12:07 39-33
Imani McGee-Stafford made Layup. Assisted by Empress Davenport.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:19 39-31
Chastity Gooch made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:19 38-31
Chastity Gooch made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:19 37-31
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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PersonalFoul 15:08 37-31
Foul on Brady Sanders.
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LayUpShot 15:44 37-31
Kendall Noble made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:47 35-31
Foul on Alexis Govan.
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LayUpShot 17:13 35-31
Empress Davenport made Layup. Assisted by Imani McGee-Stafford.
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LayUpShot 17:26 35-29
Chastity Gooch made Layup.
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TipShot 17:46 33-29
Imani McGee-Stafford made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:00 33-27
Chastity Gooch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Noble.
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PersonalFoul 18:19 30-27
Foul on Alexis Govan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:13 30-27
Micah Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Noble.
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LayUpShot 19:36 27-27
Brianna Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Celina Rodrigo.
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End Game 0:00 64-66
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:03 64-66
Texas Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 64-66
Alexis Govan missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 64-66
Brooke McCarty made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 64-65
Brooke McCarty made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 64-64
Foul on Tashia Brown.
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Defensive Rebound 0:26 64-64
Kelsey Lang Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 64-64
Alexis Govan missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 64-64
Alexis Govan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 63-64
Foul on Brooke McCarty.
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ShortTimeOut 0:39 63-64
Texas Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:39 63-64
Brady Sanders Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:40 63-64
Western Kentucky Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 63-64
Ivy Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chastity Gooch.
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Defensive Rebound 0:51 60-64
Kendall Noble Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 60-64
Brooke McCarty missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 60-64
Foul on Tashia Brown.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 60-64
Imani McGee-Stafford Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 60-64
Alexis Govan missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:18 60-64
Western Kentucky Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 1:27 60-64
Ivy Brown Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:27 60-64
Micah Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:35 60-64
Western Kentucky Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:37 60-64
Kelsey Lang made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:41 60-62
Kelsey Lang Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:41 60-62
Brooke McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:57 60-62
Brady Sanders Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:57 60-62
Ivy Brown missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:21 60-62
Imani McGee-Stafford made Layup. Assisted by Empress Davenport.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 60-60
Alexis Govan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 59-60
Alexis Govan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:30 58-60
Foul on Brooke McCarty.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:48 58-60
Empress Davenport Turnover.
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Steal 3:04 58-60
Brooke McCarty Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:04 58-60
Ileana Johnson Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:18 58-60
Brooke McCarty made Layup.
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Steal 3:25 58-58
Imani McGee-Stafford Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:25 58-58
Alexis Govan Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:40 58-58
Alexis Govan Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:40 58-58
Brady Sanders missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
WKU
TEX
21-64
FG
28-59
33
Field Goal %
47
12-33
3PT
1-13
36
Three Point %
8
10-15
FT
9-13
67
Free Throw %
69
28
Rebounds
49
9
Offensive Rebounds
16
19
Defensive Rebounds
33
13
Assists
15
6
Steals
2
3
Blocks
3
9
Turnovers
19
0
Team Turnovers
1
9
Total Turnovers
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
13
Fouls
15
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