The UT Tyler women’s basketball team scored half of their points off turnovers, as the Patriots cruised to a 66-38 conference win over visiting Sul Ross State on Saturday, January 10. KK Bass led the Pats with 18 points,

The No. 22 Vols (11-4, 1-1 SEC) bludgeoned Texas (9-6, 0-2) on the interior, racking up 44 points in the paint in the win at Food City Center. Adding to the dominant interior performance was senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie, who finished with a career-high 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting and 5-of-8 from three-point range.

Texas nearly let a 15-point lead slip away in fourth quarter but survived Ole Miss to remain unbeaten as SEC play begins.