and No. 6 Texas defeated Southern 97-39 on Wednesday night. Madison Booker added 17 points for Texas (9-1), and Kyla Oldacre scored 16 points in 17 minutes. Rori Harmon added nine assists.

BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern will try to break its four-game road slide when the Tigers take on Rice. The Owls have gone 5-1 at home. Rice is seventh in the AAC at limiting opponent scoring ...