Texas ends first season at Moody Center with an NCAA Tournament battle with Louisville
(4) Texas vs. (5) Louisville
NCAA Tournament second round, 6 p.m. Monday, Moody Center
TV/radio: ESPN/105.3
About the series: Texas leads 2-1. On Nov. 20, Louisville recorded a 71-63 win over Texas at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas.
About the Longhorns: Texas opened its NCAA Tournament with Saturday's 79-40 win over East Carolina. During the win, Gonzales scored 20 points and registered the 2,000th point of her career. ... Texas has blocked a school-record 210 shots. ... Harmon's 225 assists are fourth-most in school history. She's just one away from Kamie Ethridge's third-place total of 226 from the 1984-85 season. ... With a win, UT will close out its first season at Moody Center with a 16-2 record. Texas last won 16 home games during its 2017-18 campaign.
About the Cardinals: In its first-round game, Louisville held off Drake in an 83-81 victory. Van Lith scored 26 points, which was the eighth-most points scored by a Cardinals player in an NCAA tournament game. ... Like Harmon, Van Lith was an honorable mention selection on the Associated Press' All-American team. ... Robinson has played in 14 NCAA Tournament games in her career. ... Among the 350 Division I teams, Louisville is No. 303 in 3-point percentage defense (33.6). Texas, though, is No. 312 in made 3-pointers (4.2 per game).
— Danny Davis
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas, Louisville play for NCAA basketball tournament Sweet 16 invite
