October 5, 2024

With the Elite Eight on the line, Texas, Ohio State to play for the first time in 19 years

Friday’s game No. 6 Texas vs. No. 14 Ohio State, 6 p.m., Spokane Arena (capacity 12,638), Spokane, Wash. TV/radio: ESPN2/105.3 About the series: Texas leads 8-2. This will be their first meeting since the 2002-03 season. Texas and Ohio State are the second and sixth seeds in the Spokane Region of the NCAA Tournament. About the Longhorns: Junior guard Aliyah Matharu’s 75 3-pointers this season rank third in UT history behind Danielle Viglione’s 115 (1993-94) and Brooke McCarty’s 77 (2016-17). … In addition to being a freshman class record at Texas, Harmon’s 171 assists are tied for 10th on the school’s single-season chart. … In the second round against Utah, Texas recorded a season-high shooting percentage from the field (63.6%) and a season-low shooting percentage from the free-throw line (50.0%). … Texas has won 13 straight games; in that span, the Longhorns have forced at least 15 turnovers in each…

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