"You make sure your senior has the ball in her hands and make sure the girl setting the screen is the best screener you have," coach Kim Mulkey said. "Tissy just cocked it and it went in."
Baylor (19-1, 7-0 Big) won its 12th straight game and matched the 1975-76 team for the best overall start in team history.
Tisdale, the only player remaining from Baylor's 2005 national championship team, had shot only 9-of-41 from the field in her last six games against the Longhorns. She was 6-for-12 with 19 points this time.
"This felt good," Tisdale said. "I know we didn't play that good, but to win that game under those circumstances felt good."
Texas (15-6, 3-4 Big 12) had a chance at winning the game, but Kathleen Nash's shot with 3.4 seconds left was blocked by Danielle Wilson. It was the only block of the game for the 6-foot-3 sophomore, but saved the game.
"That was the biggest play of the game except for Tissy's three, and it turned into a turnover for them," said Allison, who had 10 rebounds.
Brittainey Raven got the rebound of the block for Texas, but then lost the dribble out of bounds. Raven fouled Tisdale on the inbound pass with 1.5 seconds left. After missing her first free throw, Tisdale intentionally missed the second and Texas couldn't get a shot off despite getting the rebound.
"She couldn't have missed a shot better than she did," Mulkey said. "It didn't just land. They had to go retrieve it."
Baylor, 7-0 in the Big 12 for the first time, plays Saturday at No. 18 Kansas State (15-5, 7-0) in a matchup of the Big 12 leaders. The Wildcats have won 10 straight games.
Wilson added 11 points and Jessica Morrow 10 for Baylor. Ashley Lindsey led Texas with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Carla Cortijo scored 16 points.
Texas led 60-58 on Lindsey's jumper with 42 seconds left, the Longhorns' first lead since 22-21 late in the first half. Then came Tisdale's game-winner.
"Baylor made the plays when they had to. Tisdale caused us problems all night," coach Gail Goestenkors said. "We had tremendous effort and emotion. When you're playing a team as good as Baylor, you need to take advantage of all the little things you can. ... Unfortunately, we didn't do those things."
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