Asia Boone had 11 points for the Cats, while Teonni Key had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Turnovers played a big part in the game. UK committed 24 of them, leading to 26 Texas points. The Longhorns committed 16 turnover, but the Cats would only turn those into eight points.
Kentucky got on the board first when Amelia Hassett hit a three, but the Longhorns responded by scoring the next 15 points to establish a double-digit lead. A Key bucket stopped the streak and got the Cats within 10 points, 15-5. After a Texas bucket, Kaelyn Carroll scored to cut the deficit to 17-7.
Texas would go on a 6-2 run to lead 23-9 before Key scored again. The Longhorns scored the final six points of the quarter and led 29-11.
Key made two free throws to start the second-quarter scoring, but Texas scored the next four to lead 29-13. A Tonie Morgan layup cut the deficit to 18 but Texas hit a three to lead 36-15. Clara Strack scored at the rim to get UK within 19. After a UT free throw, Morgan scored to cut the deficit to 37-19. However, Texas scored the next four.
Boone hit a three but the Longhorns again six in a row. Strack would hit a pair of free throws and a basket late, but Texas took a 48-26 lead into the half.
Texas scored first in the third quarter, but Strack hit a three to cut the deficit to 50-29. Both teams cooled off from there, as they combined to miss 11 straight shots. That ended on a Morgan layup that cut the deficit to 51-31. However, Texas scored just 18 seconds later to lead by 22.
From there, the Cats would try to fight their way back, but were only able to get as close as 20 and the Longhorns would lead 63-42 through three periods.
The Longhorns scored the first two points of the fourth quarter, but UK answered with threes from Strack and Boone to cut the deficit to 65-48 with 7:36 remaining. Boone banked in a jumper to cut the deficit to 15, but Texas scored the next seven points to put the game away.