Behind the Talent: Rori Harmon is the best player in Texas

It’d been 1,861 days and 13 head-to-head matchups since Texas conquered Baylor when the two programs met in the 2022 Big 12 Tournament Championship.

The Longhorns maintained control with 4:24 left in the first half, forcing a Baylor offense averaging 83 points a night into a 28-21 deficit. A Texas trademark defensive slugfest. After a missed layup, Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith used her 6-foot-4-inch frame to grab a defensive rebound. Smith was Baylor’s lifeblood, the unanimous Big 12 Player of the Year who’d averaged over 22 points and 11 rebounds per game. Now, she raced down the court instead of passing to a guard.