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Texas vs. Kentucky basketball: Replay, highlights as Texas beats another ranked opponent

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February 9, 2026

Texas vs. Kentucky basketball: Replay, highlights as Texas beats another ranked opponent

For the Texas women’s basketball team, a busy week began with a win.

Justice Carlton scored 17 points to lead No. 4 Texas to a 64-53 win over No. 16 Kentucky at Moody Center. With the victory, Texas extended its home winning streak to 40 games.

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Texas (23-2, 8-2) has also beaten a ranked opponent in each of its last three games. The Longhorns are 9-2 against top-25 teams this season.

Carlton scored 12 of her points during Monday’s first quarter, and she later knocked down a big 3-pointer after Kentucky made things interesting in the final frame. Carlton has scored at least 16 points in two of her last three games, and she also had a 17-point game against Auburn last month.

In addition to Carlton’s contributions, Texas got 13 points from sophomore guard Jordan Lee. Texas junior Madison Booker was limited to a season-low eight points while shooting 1-for-6 from the field, but the All-American forward did tally five rebounds, four assists and two steals.

More: Longhorns believe freshman Aaliyah Crump has the ‘it’ factor

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Kentucky (18-7, 5-6) was led by Asia Boone’s 16 points while Clara Strack and Tonie Morgan respectively added 14 and 12 points. Kentucky trailed by as many as 14 points in Monday’s third quarter, but the Wildcats weren’t able to complete their rally after pulling within 49-48 with 6:23 left.

Up next for Texas is Thursday’s trip to see a fifth-ranked Vanderbilt team that has SEC Player of the Year candidate Mikayla Blakes and former UT guard Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda on its roster. The Longhorns will then play a road game at No. 22 Tennessee this upcoming Sunday.

Texas Longhorns guard Rori Harmon (3) and Kentucky Wildcats guard Asia Boone (8) dive for the ball as Texas takes on Kentucky at The Moody Center in Austin Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.

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4th (3:13): Texas 56, Kentucky 50

Texas sophomore forward Justice Carlton’s fifth 3-pointer of the season has extended the Texas lead back to six points. Carlton has scored 17 points tonight.

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4th (4:58): Texas 51, Kentucky 48

With two free throws, senior center Kyla Oldacre has given Texas a little bit of breathing room since its last timeout. Oldacre will also shoot two free throws after this media timeout.

Kentucky had a chance to tie the game, but Asia Boone’s 3-point attempt rimmed out with 5:13 left. Boone has made four of her six deep tries tonight.

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4th (6:14): Texas 49, Kentucky 48

A bad fourth-quarter stretch by reserve forward Ashton Judd has opened the door for a Kentucky rally. Judd made her first appearance of the night with 8:11 left in the game and subsequently missed two free throws, badly missed a 3-pointer and committed a turnover. With Judd and the rest of her Texas team struggling, Kentucky went on a 5-0 run and forced a UT timeout.

For those doing math at home, Kentucky trails by one points. The Wildcats are 8-for-15 from the free throw line.

End 3: Texas 48, Kentucky 41

Texas struggled offensively in the third quarter, but Kentucky wasn’t much better over the past 10 minutes. The Longhorns were held to 10 points in the third quarter while shooting 26.7% from the field and committing six turnovers. Meanwhile, Kentucky missed eight of its 12 shots in the third quarter and gave away the basketball on seven occasions.

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Justice Carlton leads Texas with her 14 points, but the sophomore forward has scored just once since the first quarter. Kentucky guard Asia Boone leads all scorers with her 16 points.

3rd (4:42): Texas 45, Kentucky 35

Despite having as many turnovers as made shots in the second half (three), Texas has maintained its 10-point lead over the visiting Wildcats. Texas has also forced four Kentucky turnovers in the second half, two of which were offensive fouls on UK guard Teonni Key that were drawn by UT counterparts Rori Harmon and Jordan Lee.

Halftime: Texas 38, Kentucky 28

Behind Justice Carlton’s 12 points and the 13 turnovers forced by its defense, Texas has built a 10-point lead at the halftime break. Texas scored the final 10 points of the first half.

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So far this season, Texas is 22-0 when it leads at halftime.

In addition to Carlton’s offensive efforts, Texas got eight points from Jordan Lee and six points from Madison Booker. Senior guard Rori Harmon ended the halftime with her first basket, which were scored on a highlight-reel play in which she broke down a UK defender and knocked down a jumper.

Asia Boone leads Kentucky with her 12 points. Boone has been responsible for four of Kentucky’s six 3-pointers.

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2nd (7:01): Kentucky 28, Texas 28

Kentucky guard Asia Boone has knocked down all three of the 3-pointers that she has attempted in the second quarter. Two of those 3-pointers were made in the past 30 seconds, and Texas coach Vic Schaefer was forced to take a timeout after the Liberty transfer knocked down an open try from behind the arch.

End 1: Texas 23, Kentucky 19

The first quarter belonged to the Longhorns’ sophomore class as Justice Carlton and Jordan Lee combined to score 17 points. The No. 9 and No. 12 prospects in the 2024 recruiting class, Lee and Carlton were respectively averaging 10.8 and 7.9 points per game in conference play. Lee opened Monday’s game with five quick points while Carlton scored 12.

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Carlton shot 6-for-7 from the field with her only miss being a 3-pointer, and the 6-foot-1 forward also recorded two steals and a block. Lee made two of her three attempts and a free throw.

Kentucky seized two short-lived leads in the first quarter. The Wildcats made three 3-pointers but also committed five turnovers.

1st (4:22): Texas 11, Kentucky 8

Justice Carlton scored eight of the Longhorns’ first 11 points, and Jordan Lee has also chipped in three early points. Madison Booker has been held without a shot so far, but UT’s leading scorer has assists on baskets scored by Carlton and Lee.

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Kentucky center Clara Strack is responsible for half of her team’s points.

Texas Longhorns starting lineup

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Kentucky Wildcats starting lineup

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Texas fans react to a play in the fourth quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the LSU Tigers at the Moody Center in Austin, Feb. 5, 2026. Texas won the game 77-64.

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Texas hasn’t lost at Moody Center in a while

At stake for Texas on Monday night will be a 39-game home winning streak, which is tied with TCU for the longest active streak among Division I basketball teams. Texas last lost at home on Jan. 24, 2024 against rival Oklahoma. Since then, UT has pieced together a winning streak that includes 11 regular-season wins over ranked opponents and four victories in the NCAA tournament.

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Texas owns an overall record of 64-5 at Moody Center, which opened ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Before Moody Center opened, Texas called the Erwin Center its home for 45 seasons. The Longhorns’ longest winning streak in that venue was a 45-game run that spanned four seasons in the 1980s.

Texas Longhorns guard Rori Harmon (3) fakes out Louisiana State Tigers guard Milaysia Fulwiley (23) in the third quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the LSU Tigers at the Moody Center in Austin, Feb. 5, 2026.
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Texas Longhorns basketball results

Nov. 3: Texas 123, Incarnate Word 51
Nov. 7: Texas 85, Richmond 56
Nov. 10: Texas 100, Louisiana 38
Nov. 16: Texas 111, Texas Southern 45
Nov. 19: Texas 95, James Madison 56
Nov. 26: Texas 76, UCLA 65
Nov. 27: Texas 66, South Carolina 64
Nov. 30: Texas 81, Penn 63
Dec. 4: Texas 79, North Carolina 64
Dec. 7: Texas 101, Prairie View A&M 42
Dec. 10: Texas 110, UTRGV 45
Dec. 14: Texas 89, Baylor 54
Dec. 17: Texas 96, Northwestern State 38
Dec. 22: Texas 70, South Dakota State 51
Dec. 28: Texas 120, Southeastern Louisiana 38
Jan. 1: Texas 89, Missouri 71
Jan. 4: Texas 67, Ole Miss 64
Jan. 8: Texas 97, Auburn 36
Jan. 11: LSU 70, Texas 65
Jan. 15: South Carolina 68, Texas 65
Jan. 18: Texas 80, Texas A&M 35
Jan. 29: Texas 88, Florida 68
Feb. 1: Texas 78, Oklahoma 70
Feb. 5: Texas 77, LSU 64

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Woman dies in head-on collision in Bullitt County

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March 1, 2026

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Woman dies in head-on collision in Bullitt County

Kentucky State Police is investigating after a Shepherdsville woman died Feb. 28 in a two-vehicle crash in Bullitt County.

A preliminary investigation shows the crash, which occurred at 7:34 p.m. at the intersection of KY 44 East and Watergate Drive, began when the passenger-side tires of a Toyota Tacoma heading westbound on KY 44 East dropped off the right side of the roadway and onto a steep shoulder, Master Trooper Bryan Washer said in a statement March 1.

The teenage driver “overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross the centerline into the eastbound lane and into the path of a Ford Escape.”

Due to a head-on collision, the Ford Escape went down a small embankment and overturned on its roof before coming to rest, Washer said. The driver of the Ford Escape, Sarah Weisman, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Bullitt County Coroner’s Office. The driver of the Toyota Tacoma was not injured from the crash.

Trooper Scott Wheatley and Detective Brad Holloman of the State Police conducted the initial investigation into the crash, Washer said. Holloman continues to investigate.

Reach reporter Leo Bertucci at lbertucci@usatodayco.com or @leober2chee on X, formerly known as Twitter

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Three NKY girls wrestlers win titles, including a third for Emma Moore

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March 1, 2026

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Three NKY girls wrestlers win titles, including a third for Emma Moore

LEXINGTON, KY – The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has sponsored a girls state tournament for three seasons.

That’s three seasons of wrestling over the dirt at Alltech Arena at Kentucky Horse Park

That’s three seasons of the girls having their own day to crown winners and placers.

And three seasons of Emma Moore climbing up the podium, taking her place as a Kentucky state champion.

Moore, a Walton-Verona senior who said she picked up the sport once the KHSAA started sanctioning, has gone 12-0 in her three trips to state with eight pins and a tech fall on the record.

“I feel great,” Moore said of ending her preps career on top again. “I feel like I made a lot of growth season and I’m really proud of what I was able to accomplish.”

Moore won the all-Northern Kentucky state final at 107 pounds, besting Ryle eighth grader Peyton Brinkman, 13-5. Moore beat Brinkman with a 17-1 tech fall in the regional championship, but had to battle with Brinkman for three complete periods in the state final.

“I felt like she was better at stopping my attacks today,” Moore said. “But, I just make sure to get to my offense and wrestle like myself.”

Brinkman was one of three Brinkmans to place at the state tournament. While younger sister finished as runner-up, older twin brothers and Ryle sophomores Aiden and Bryant placed second and fifth respectively.

Moore’s championship was the 14th in Walton-Verona history. Of those 14, three came from Emma, two came from brother Spencer and two more came from brother Ryan.

Highlands junior Emma Hood grinds out 152-pound championship

Emma Hood had a 3-0 lead in the 152-pound KHSAA state final and just around a minute needed to hold on to win her first championship.

When opponent Bralyn Maynard of Prestonsburg tried to get out of Hood’s grasp, she bent Hood’s leg sideways at the knee, causing Hood to immediately react to the injury. Hood’s injury time ticked away before she hopped up, ready to continue on.

With the knee barking, Maynard scored a quick reversal and cut Hood’s lead to 3-2. For 44 seconds, Hood had Maynard wrestling on top, but unable to score any more points.

“That last minute was just pure fight or flight,” Hood said. “After the knee, adrenaline kinda kicks in and I really couldn’t feel it at all for the last minute of the match.

“She gets the reversal with about 46 seconds left. The whole time I’m replaying how it felt last year to lose to her and making sure that didn’t happen again.”

Hood was a runner-up last year, losing to Maynard by a pin in the match’s final seconds. The championship was the fourth state placement for Hood, who also placed fifth in 2024 and eighth in the Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association girls tournament in 2023 that ran before KHSAA sanctioned a tournament.

With the win, Hood became the first wrestler in Highlands history ‒ boy or girl ‒ to win a KHSAA wrestling championship.

Cooper freshman Aaliyah Svec finishes off undefeated season

Aaliyah Svec’s freshman season is one that will hard to improve on, but she’s up for the challenge.

Svec’s first season as a high schooler saw her go 19-0 for the year, claiming Kentucky’s 138-pound state championship. She didn’t even wrestle a full-length match in the postseason, going 8-0 across the regional and state tournaments with six pins and a pair of tech falls.

One of those pins came in the 138-pound final as Svec pinned North Hardin’s Payton Perry in the third period while Svec was already sitting with an 8-2 lead.

“It’s absolutely wild,” Svec said. “I never thought I would be here. I’ve grown up doing this sport and I’m just so, so grateful for these opportunities.”

Like Hood, Svec’s championship was also historic for Cooper as she also became the first wrestling state champion ‒boy or girl ‒ in the program’s history.

Northern Kentucky girls wrestling state placers

107 – 1. Emma Moore (Walton-Verona), 2. Peyton Brinkman (Ryle); 114 – 6. Leah Boggs (Campbell County); 138 – 1. Aaliyah Svec (Cooper), 6. Preslee Steiber (Ryle); 152 – 1. Emma Hood (Highlands), 7. Devon Banks, Simon Kenton; 165 – 5. McAyla Steffen (Campbell County); 235 – 6. Fanta Mariko, Cooper.

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Which Northern Kentucky boys basketball teams can win regional titles?

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February 28, 2026

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Which Northern Kentucky boys basketball teams can win regional titles?

The best week of the boys Kentucky high school basketball season is here, as the regional tournaments begin.

Three boys basketball tournaments with Northern Kentucky teams begin next week as they try to punch their ticket to Rupp Arena. They are all in their traditional homes: The Eighth Region takes place at Henry County, the Ninth Region at Truist Arena and the 10th Region at the Mason County Fieldhouse. Here is a look at those brackets.

Eighth Region (at Henry County)

Wednesday, March 4: Henry County (19-11) vs. South Oldham (20-8), 6:30 p.m.; Simon Kenton (16-10) vs. Spencer County (19-13), 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 5: Walton-Verona (17-15) vs. North Oldham (22-5), 6:30 p.m.; Woodford County (17-7) vs. Gallatin County (11-20), 8 p.m.

Monday, March 9: Semifinals – March 4 winners, 6:30 p.m.; March 5 winners, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10: Final, 7 p.m.

What to watch: Simon Kenton edged Walton-Verona 56-51 for the 32nd District championship. Bray Bilton was the tournament MVP. SK did not play Spencer County this year, and lost to South Oldham in its half of the draw by 20. North Oldham and Woodford County are considered the two favorites, and are both 8-0 in the region as they have not played each other. WV lost to North Oldham by 20 on Feb. 6.

Ninth Region (at NKU’s Truist Arena)

Saturday, March 7: Highlands (25-5) vs. Conner (14-12), 1 p.m.; Covington Catholic (28-2) vs. Dixie Heights (18-12), 2:30 p.m.; Lloyd Memorial (22-4) vs. Holy Cross (21-9), 6:30 p.m.; Ryle (21-8) vs. Newport (21-9), 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 8: Semifinals – Highlands/Conner vs. CovCath/Dixie winners, 6:30 p.m.; Lloyd/Holy Cross vs. Ryle/Newport winners, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10: Final, 7 p.m.

What to watch: CovCath is the overwhelming favorite. Its only losses are to other top Kentucky teams Male and Madison Central. CovCath has not played Lloyd or Newport but has beaten the other five teams in the field by an average of 27 points. The Colonels’ closest win against Ninth Region competition is by 18 (72-54) against its first opponent, Dixie Heights.

Conner beat Highlands 72-58 on Feb. 10. Ryle beat Conner by 12 in the 33rd District final for its first district title since 2014. Ryle beat Newport 45-30 on Dec. 17 but Newport has won seven of nine heading into the regional.

Lloyd is the hottest team in the region besides CovCath, winning 12 straight including a 21-point victory over Dixie in the 34th District final. Lloyd beat Holy Cross by 10, 63-53, on Jan. 6. Lloyd and Newport did not play each other this season, and time will tell if either can challenge CovCath if they get that chance. But barring injuries, it’s hard to imagine anyone other than the Colonels going to Rupp.

10th Region (at Mason County Fieldhouse)

Wednesday, March 4: Scott (15-14) vs. Mason County (7-19), 6 p.m.; Pendleton County (17-12) vs. George Rogers Clark (26-4), 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 5: Montgomery County (17-12) vs. Bracken County (14-15), 6 p.m.; Campbell County (21-9) vs. Nicholas County (20-12), 8 p.m.

Monday, March 9: Semifinals – March 4 winners, 6 p.m.; March 5 winners, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10: Final, 7 p.m.

What to watch: George Rogers Clark is the heavy favorite here. Scott beat the host Royals 64-59 Dec. 18 in Taylor Mill. The hosts have struggled all year but won the 39th District. Scott survived a wild finish in the 37th District semifinals, with Jordan Clemons hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer after a steal to give the Eagles a win over Brossart. Freshman Benjamin Brown has averaged 23 points per game in half a season. Pendleton County won the 38th District behind junior Kamden O’Hara, one of Northern Kentucky’s best shooters (15.4 ppg., 100 3-pointers). They drew the short straw after tourney favorite GRC lost the 40th District final to Montgomery County, 73-66. Campbell County has won four straight, including two dominant wins in the 37th District tournament. The streak started with a 90-89 win over its first-round regional opponent Nicholas County Feb. 13. Sophomore standout Austin Davie put up 50 points against Nicholas. Campbell lost by 12 to potential semifinal opponent Montgomery County Jan. 23.

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