Tied 18-18 at the half, No. 1 seed Texas pulled away from No. 9 seed Kansas State to advance to the Big 12 women’s tournament semifinals.
Texas guard Rori Harmon drives up court during an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas beat up on poor Kansas State like it was a junior varsity team twice during the regular season. So Longhorns coach Vic Schaefer was about ready to erupt when his team fell behind by eight points midway through the second quarter of Friday’s Big 12 women’s tournament quarterfinals at Municipal Auditorium.
“Well, I’ll be honest with you. I’m not sure I talked anything about X’s and O’s in that timeout,” Schaefer said. “I think that was a chance to talk about effort and focus and just a lack of execution. It was kind of one of those timeouts where you’re coaching their heart instead of their mind.” Texas put that putrid start behind it and pulled away for a 60-42 win over the Wildcats to advance to Saturday’s tournament semifinals. The Longhorns will play No. 4 seed Oklahoma State at noon.
After freshman forward Amina Muhammad knotted the score at 18-18 with a late finish inside, Texas realized it’d been ignoring its size advantage all game long. That changed in the third quarter.
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