KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tanisha Smith scored 21 points, and Danielle Adams and Tyra White added 18 apiece as No. 11 Texas A&M used a big second-half run for a 77-64 victory over No. 15 Texas in a Big 12 tournament quarterfinal Friday.
Smith, White and Adams sparked a 20-2 run to build a double-digit lead midway through the second half that put Texas A&M (23-7) in control.
The trio accounted for 35 of the Aggies’ first 40 points.
Ashleigh Fontenette scored 21 points for Texas (22-10), but the Longhorns committed 26 turnovers and struggled to score against the Aggies’ aggressive defense after halftime.
Fourth-seeded Texas A&M defeated the fifth-seeded Longhorns for the eighth consecutive time, including all three meetings this season.
Texas A&M plays undefeated and third-ranked Nebraska in a Saturday semifinal.
