Story byDAVID SOLOMONFri, January 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM UTC·2 min readCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Madison Booker matched her season high with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Jordan Lee scored a career-best 23 points to help No. 2 Texas overcome a slow start to beat Missouri 89-71 on Thursday night. Ashton Judd added 12 points for Texas (16-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) in her first game in Columbia since playing for Missouri from 2022-25. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGrace Slaughter scored 20 points, and Abbey Schreacke added 15 for Missouri (12-4, 0-1), which was playing without second-leading scorer Shannon Dowell for the third straight game as she nurses a lower body injury. The Longhorns did not lead until Lee hit a 3-pointer with 3:50 remaining in the second quarter to pull ahead 35-33. Texas led 41-38 at halftime and outscored Missouri 48-33 in the second half. Rori Harmon had a career-best eight steals for the Longhorns as Missouri committed 30 turnovers despite hitting 23 of 43 shots (53%) from the field.
