Booker leads No. 6 Texas against La Salle after 25-point game
La Salle Explorers (6-5, 1-0 A-10) at Texas Longhorns (10-1)
Austin, Texas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Texas faces La Salle after Madison Booker scored 25 points in Texas' 65-54 win against the Richmond Spiders.
The Longhorns are 4-0 in home games. Texas averages 14.0 turnovers per game and is 10-0 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Explorers are 2/3 on the road. La Salle is 3-5 against opponents over .500.
Texas' average of 3.8 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 5.2 per game La Salle gives up. La Salle averages 4.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more makes per game than Texas gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Booker is shooting 54.5% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Longhorns, while averaging 17.9 points and 6.2 rebounds.
Ashleigh Connor averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Explorers, scoring 11.8 points while shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Longhorns: 9-1, averaging 85.6 points, 35.3 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 11.0 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.7 points per game.
Explorers: 6-4, averaging 62.5 points, 35.1 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 11.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 36.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
George Mason | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
La Salle | 1-0 | - | 6-5 |
Richmond | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-2 |
Duquesne | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
Saint Joseph's | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-2 |
Fordham | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-3 |
Dayton | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
VCU | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
Massachusetts | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
Saint Louis | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
Rhode Island | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-8 |
St. Bonaventure | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-6 |
Davidson | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
Loyola Chicago | 0-1 | 1 | 6-4 |
George Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |