Texas has won eight consecutive tournament games at the Erwin Center and is 27-9 overall on their old home court. Their hadn’t lost an NCAA Tournament game at home since the first round in 2009.
The Longhorns shot 71% in a blistering first half to open up a 14-point lead, then stretched it as high as 26 in the third quarter. Defensively, Texas smothered Utah shooters. The Utes made 15 3-pointers in a first-round win over Arkansas, but were just 6 of 20 from long range against Texas.
The No. 2 seed in the Spokane, Washington, regional, Texas moves on to face the winner of the matchup Monday night between No. 3 seed LSU and and No. 6 Ohio State. The Longhorns advanced to the regional final last season.Moore has emerged as one of breakout players of the tournament’s first two rounds. Hampered in part by an ankle injury during the regular season, she hadn’t scored more than 12 points until the NCAA Tournament.
“You can pass her the ball just about anywhere on the floor, she’s going to do something with it,” Texas guard Aliyah Matharu said. “We started off the game really well, pressure-wise,” Utah guard Dru Gylten said. “That second half, maybe they just got into our heads too much. We just wanted somebody to make a play.”Utah: Gylten is the only senior starter on a team that earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011 and led the Pac-12 in scoring.
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