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Believe the hype
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<p><strong>Writer:</strong> <strong>Richard Deitsch<br />Game:</strong> <strong>Connecticut-Texas</strong><br /><strong>Post Time:</strong> <strong>10:37 p.m., Tuesday</strong> </p><p><strong>BRIDGEPORT, CT. -</strong> There is truth and there is hype, and sometimes there is truth in hype. UConn freshman <strong>Maya Moore</strong> is the truth. She just finished the first half against Texas with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. Her team leads by 18. Enjoy the flight to Greensboro, Husky fan. </p><p>There are few moments more artful in the women's game than when Moore pulls up for a three-pointer. She was 4-of-5 from beyond the arc in the opening half including three consecutive three-pointers. Two days ago UConn coach <strong>Geno Auriemma</strong> said the bar for Moore has been set so high that "it's going to be impossible for her to play the kind of game when all of us will go: ‘Yeah, that's it right there.'" Well, Moore came pretty close in the first half. (So did UConn, which shot 67.7 percent as a team). She had five rebounds and three blocked shots, including a full-length sprint from the other side of the court to take a layup away from Texas senior guard <strong>Erneisha Bailey</strong>. When Rutgers coach <strong>Vivian Stringer</strong> calls Moore the best player of the next decade, you may want to believe the hype.</p>
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