Sometimes, basketball isn’t that complicated. Throw it to the big people inside and watch ’em go to work. No. 4 Texas did exactly that Sunday night against DePaul.

The Blue Demons were under-sized and overmatched in the frontcourt. So the Longhorns simply force-fed Taylor Jones inside and rang up 62 in the paint en route to a 91-61 victory at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Jones, the 6-foot-4 senior, finished with 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. The 6-foot-6 Miami transfer Kyla Oldacre had nine points and seven rebounds. Together, Jones and Oldacre had three of UT’s five blocks as DePaul shot 37%.

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How big were Texas’ bigs? The Horns were 0-for-7 from 3-point range, and yet they have still scored at least 20 points in all 12 quarters so far this season in their 3-0 start. Grabbing 16 more rebounds than the opposition sure helps, too.

“I think both of our games are so different and just the way that we’re built and the style that we play is so different,” Jones said “So when we’re guarding each other, I have to be more physical with her, because she’s bigger and stronger than me. And she has to work on quickness and working on guarding post moves when she’s guarding me.

“So I think it really does just help both of us, and we’re both really competitive,” Jones added. “I think her coming here has been really good for me, and I’m just really thankful that she is here, because I wouldn’t be where I’m at if it wasn’t for competing with her every day.”

For all the positive talk about Texas’ guards — and it is warranted — the coaching staff may not get enough kudos for its emphasis on building up the forwards.

“I think Kyla is pushing Taylor to get better every day. Taylor’s pushing Kyla,” UT assistant coach Elena Lovato said. “So I just think we have at least two at each position, and they all step up when their number is called.”

There’s another basketball axiom. Don’t let the other team score.

The Blue Demons (2-2) couldn’t do that, either. Texas was gracious enough to let DePaul score in double figures each quarter, but 12, 16, 13 and 20 points every 10 minutes won’t win many games in the Big East.

“Our scout team was excellent running their sets,” Lovato said. “I think our girls knew that we had to blow up their dribble handoffs and the ball screen.”

Lovato said coach Vic Schaefer thought the Horns were “a little selfish offensively.” Fox Sports cameras showed Schaefer yelling at his players to show more offensive patience during a second quarter timeout. That was addressed at halftime.

Eight Longhorns scored after the break as UT shot 60% in the second half. Madison Booker finished with 10 points and Laila Phelia added 10 more with Shay Holle tallying eight. Rori Harmon was busy dishing the ball, totaling nine assists.

All in all, it was a total domination, just the way Schaefer likes it. 

Texas returns home to host its annual kids’ game for area elementary schoolers at 11 a.m. Wednesday against Tarleton State.