It's the third road win in Big 12 Conference play for the Longhorns (15-7, 4-5 Big 12), and Abmas put the team on his back late in the game. He added a pair of foul shots late to score the Longhorns' final 13 points of the game and finish with a team-high 21 points on 6 of 14 shooting and a 7-for-7 performance from the foul line.
Texas' Madison Booker was finally having a freshman kind of game: missed shots, a rash of turnovers and a lazy attempt at a rebound that got her sent to the bench late in the first half against Kansas State. The dazzling version of Booker returned in the second half Sunday, and she helped lead the No. 12 Longhorns to a 61-54 win that knocked the No. 2 Wildcats out of first place in the Big 12. Booker scored 14 of her 20 points in the final two quarters.
But that's life in the Big 12 Conference, and coming off a 76-72 overtime loss to No. 4 Houston on Monday, head coach Rodney Terry said the team is in good shape despite its 3-5 conference record. They have to keep pushing and believe in what they're trying to do.
Max Abmas was already the leading active career scorer in NCAA Division I, and his late outburst of points lifted Texas to a win over 25th-ranked TCU. Abmas scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime Saturday, including the last 13 for the Longhorns after the game was tied in their 77-66 victory. Abmas put the Longhorns (15-7, 4-5 Big 12) ahead to stay on a three-point play with 3:25 left that broke a 64-all tie.