AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 05: The Texas Longhorns logo is embossed on a basketball used during the college basketball game between the Northern Colorado Bears and the Texas Longhorns on November 5, 2019, at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX.

Collier's 28 points help No. 22 Texas crush UTSA

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Charli Collier had career highs with 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 22 Texas to an 84-53 victory over UTSA on Thursday night.

The Longhorns (1-1) are 10-0 against UTSA (2-1) and have won all nine home openers with coach Karen Aston.

Collier was 11 of 17 from the floor. Joyner Holmes added 17 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best five assists for the Longhorns (1-1). Lashann Higgs finished with 11 points.

Mikayla Woods scored 15 points and Adryana Quezada added 10 for UTSA (2-1).

Quezada's jumper gave the Roadrunners a 21-18 lead with about five minutes left in the second quarter. Joanne Allen-Taylor made a 3-pointer to spark a 27-8 run as Texas built a 35-29 halftime advantage. Holmes and Higgs each scored six points during the stretch.

The Longhorns opened the third quarter with a 12-2 surge and had a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

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