Booker and No. 12 Texas send cold-shooting No. 2 K-State to second straight loss 61-54.
Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas — 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. “I liked her a lot better in the first half,” Kansas State coach Jeff Mittie said. “Most freshmen who struggle in the first half don’t have the maturity to recover from that.” Ailiyah Moore added 10 points and 15 rebounds as Texas exploited a big size advantage with Kansas State still missing injured forward Ayoka Lee. “We just tried to utilize what we had and I think we did a good job.” Kansas State scored a season-low 19 points in the first half and shot just 36% for the game. “Physically, we struggled all day.” BIG PICTURE Kansas State: The Wildcats are counting the days until Lee’s return from surgery to repair a small ankle fracture on Jan. 19.