Texas Longhorns claim Big 12 tournament title with 67-58 win over Baylor

KANSAS Town, Mo. (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns are Massive 12 women’s match champions for the initial time in 19 several years.

Texas defeated Baylor 67-58 to declare the event crown Sunday in Kansas City for the very first time because 2003.

Longhorns freshman Rori Harmon stamped an exclamation place on a dominant 2nd quarter with a scoop layup as the clock hit zero. Harmon was yet again Texas’ go-to supply for factors, leading the Longhorns with 20 points.

The Longhorns outscored Baylor by 9 in the second quarter and preserved the margin in the 2nd 50 percent. Texas led 39-28 at halftime.

Aaliyah Moore supplied Texas with a increase off the bench, scoring 12. Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 14.

Baylor’s Nalyssa Smith led the Bears with 19 points. Baylor will glimpse at the box rating and speculate what happened with the turnovers. The Bears experienced 16 miscues in contrast to 9 for Texas.

Texas and Baylor achieved in the Significant 12 event final for the fourth time in the very last seven seasons. Baylor experienced won the former 3 championship matchups ahead of Sunday’s decline.

With the acquire, Texas will likely be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Event. Baylor is projected to be a No. 1 seed.

The NCAA women’s selection display is at 8 p.m. CT Sunday on ESPN.