The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Post Game Notes
03.10.2010 | Men's Basketball
March 10, 2010
Big 12 Championship First Round
Texas 82, Iowa State 75
March 10, 2010
Sprint Center - Kansas City, Mo.
POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM
- Texas is 16-11 in the Big 12 Championship during the Rick Barnes era and 18-13 overall
- Texas is 3-1 in first round games in the Big 12 Championship
- This was the first meeting between Texas and Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship
- Texas leads the overall series with Iowa State, 12-8, including six straight wins and a 10-3 mark in the Rick Barnes era
- Texas has outrebounded its opponent in 23 of 32 contests, including 13 by a double-digit margin and is 20-3 in those games
- Texas outshot its opponent from the field for the 21st time this season and is 20-1 in those games
- Scored in double figures for the 19th time in his career
- Matched his season high with three points (previous: three times)
- Matched his season high with 12 minutes (previous: UT-Pan American, Dec. 15)
- Set his Texas career high with 22 minutes (previous: 21 at Arkansas, Jan. 5)
- Matched his season high with three assists (previous: three times)
- Matched his season with two rebounds (previous: three times)
- Set the Big 12 Championship rebounding record with his 79th career rebound at the 15:58 mark of the first half, passing Chris Mihm (78, Texas, 1998-2000). He finished the game with 94.
- Made his 138th career start, setting the Big 12 record (137, Aaron Miles, Kansas, 2002-05) and improving his UT record
- Played in his 140th consecutive game, extending his UT record and moving into a tie for fourth on the Big 12 list with Nick Bradford (Kansas, 1997-2000)
- His overall games played total is also 140, second on the UT career list (144, A.J. Abrams)
- Moved to eighth on the all-time Big 12 scoring list with 1,883, passing John Lucas (1,861 Baylor/Oklahoma State, 2001-05)
- Moved alone into fifth on the UT career blocks list with 161(159, Chris Owens, 2000-02)
- Moved into a tie for sixth on the Big 12 Championship career blocks list with 14
- Set his Big 12 Championship career high in scoring with 28 points (previous: 23 vs. Oklahoma State, 2008)
- Matched his season high with 28 points (previous: Texas Tech, Jan. 27)
- Scored at least 20 points for the 15th time this season and the 25th of his career
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 29th time this season and the 98th in his career, and did so in the first half
- Registered double figures in rebounding for the 16th time this season and 64th time in his career
- Pulled down at least six rebounds for the 31st time in 32 games this season
- Pulled down at least 15 rebounds for the fifth time this season
- Registered his 16th double-double this season and the 53rd of his career, which is second on the UT all-time list
- Made at least two three-pointers for the 11th time this season
- Blocked at least two shots for the 10th time this season
- Set his Big 12 Championship career high with three steals and recorded at least three steals for the ninth time this season
- Started his second game of the season (vs. Kansas, Feb. 8) and the 15th of his career
- Set a career high with 39 minutes (previous: 38 vs. Baylor, Mar. 6, 2010)
- Recorded his third double-double of the season and the fourth of his career
- Scored in double figures for the 15th time this season and the 36th time in his career
- Recorded double figures in rebounding for the fourth time this season and the sixth time of his career
- Has pulled down at least eight rebounds in eight of the last 11 games
- Set his career high with four assists (previous: two, seven times)
- Played in his 139th career game, third on the UT all-time list and tied for sixth on the Big 12 list with Eric Chenowith (Kansas, 1998-2001)
- Started his 130th career game, second on the UT all-time list
- Has averaged 17.0 points per game (68) and 9.5 rebounds (38) in his last four Big 12 Championship games
- Scored in double figures for the 16th time this season and the 33rd of his career
- Has blocked at least one shot in 26 of 32 games this season