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02/12 20:55 CST Mikayla Blakes scores 34 points to help No. 5 Vanderbilt beat
No. 4 Texas 86-70
Mikayla Blakes scores 34 points to help No. 5 Vanderbilt beat No. 4 Texas 86-70
By JIM DIAMOND
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- NCAA scoring leader Mikayla Blakes had 34 points,
Aubrey Galvan added 18 points and eight rebounds and No. 5 Vanderbilt beat No.
4 Texas 86-70 on Thursday night.
Blakes raised her scoring average to 26.2 points. She reached 30 or more for
the fourth straight game and ninth time this season.
The Commodores (24-2, 10-2 Southeastern Conference) won their third straight
over a Top 25 team and fourth overall. They trailed early before taking control
midway through the first quarter.
Madison Booker led Texas (23-3, 9-3) with 20 points and eight rebounds. Breya
Cunningham had 14 points before fouling out late in the third quarter.
Vanderbilt has won 14 consecutive home games this season, further extending the
school record for a season.
After falling behind 7-4 early in the first quarter, Vanderbilt went on a 14-0
run and finished the opening frame up 27-15 thanks to 9-of-12 shooting,
including 4 of 5 from behind the 3-point line. The Commodores led 47-30 at the
half, paced by Blakes' 15 points and Galvan's 13.
The Commodores led by as many as 26 midway through the third before Texas
closed the gap to as few as 11 with 2:15 left in the fourth.
Up next
Texas: At No. 22 Tennessee on Sunday.
Vanderbilt: At Georgia on Sunday.
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