Head coach Vic Schaefer and the No. 14 Texas Longhorns finally overcame the No. 6 Baylor Bears, 67-58, at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City to claim the program’s first conference title since 2003 and end a 13-game losing streak against the Bears.
Led by 20 points from the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, freshman guard Rori Harmon, who shot 8-of-10 from the field and made all four of her free-throw attempts, Texas won its 11th straight game to head into the NCAA Tournament with serious momentum and a high seed. Harmon played every minute in the last two games, scoring 50 combined points on 59-percent shooting with nine assists and zero turnovers.