Overview
- Texas fell 70-65 at LSU, ending its unbeaten start and dropping to 18-1 as Madison Booker scored 24 and Kyla Oldacre added 16 points and 16 rebounds.
- Vic Schaefer blasted the conference schedule after the game, accusing the SEC of a 'vendetta' for slotting road games at LSU and South Carolina in the same week and urging Texas administrators to speak up.
- Schedule reviews by outlets including CBS Sports show multiple programs face comparable stretches, with Missouri also visiting LSU and South Carolina on the road four days apart and others, like Ole Miss and Oklahoma, drawing those opponents back-to-back in different configurations.
- The loss highlighted Texas vulnerabilities as LSU won the boards 44–35, grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, forced 17 turnovers and limited Rori Harmon to two points with no fourth-quarter minutes.
- Texas, now No. 4 in the AP poll, visits South Carolina on Thursday as coverage shifts to how the Longhorns navigate a deeper-than-usual SEC slate with numerous ranked opponents.