GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Madison Booker scored 24 points, Aaliyah Crump added 14 and No. 4 Texas pounded Florida inside on its way to an 88-68 victory Thursday night in front of Shaquille O’Neal.<\/p>\n
Playing for the first time in 11 days, the Longhorns outscored the Gators 60-30 in the paint to end a two-game road skid.<\/p>\n
Texas (20-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) had its game at Arkansas last weekend postponed because of a winter storm, creating a lengthy midseason break. But the Longhorns showed little, if any, rust against the Gators (13-10, 1-7).<\/p>\n
Booker, the reigning SEC player of the year, made 11 of 21 shots to go along with six rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. She scored eight points in the decisive second quarter \u2014 helping Texas outscore Florida by 14 in the frame.<\/p>\n
Laila Reynolds led the Gators with 18 points. Me\u2019Arah O\u2019Neal, playing in front of her Hall of Fame father, added 17 points. The elder O\u2019Neal wore a purple sweatsuit with \u201cShaq\u201d emblazoned on the front and sat in a roped-off section of media seats with several friends. He posed for pictures with fans at halftime.<\/p>\n
Liv McGill chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for Florida, which led 19-16 after the first quarter but had no answer for the Longhorns’ superior size down low.<\/p>\n
Florida fell to 0-2 in its most daunting stretch of the season. The Gators lost to No. 6 LSU on Monday and play at fifth-ranked Vanderbilt in three days. No SEC team has ever played three consecutive games against top-six teams over a seven-day stretch during the regular season.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Texas: Hosts Oklahoma on Sunday to begin a three-game homestand.<\/p>\n
Florida: At No. 5 Vanderbilt on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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