The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Post Game Notes
03.19.2010 | Men's Basketball
March 19, 2010
NCAA Tournament First Round
POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM
No. 8 seed Texas 80, No. 9 seed Wake Forest 81 (OT)
March 18, 2010
New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La.
- Tonight's game was the second overtime game in Texas' NCAA Tournament history (60-70 loss, LSU, March 25, 2006)
- Texas is 15-5 in NCAA Tournament First Round games since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985
- Texas had won four straight NCAA First Round games prior to tonight
- Texas is 17-12 under Rick Barnes in 12 trips to the NCAA Tournament and 33-31 overall in 28 trips in UT history
- Texas is 1-4 against Wake Forest in the all-time series
- Texas five turnovers matched a season low (at Oklahoma State, Feb. 1)
- Texas outscored Wake Forest 18-7 in points off of turnovers
- Texas' bench outscored its opponent's bench in 28 of 34 games
- Texas recorded double digits in steals for the 10th time this season
- Texas went on an 8-0 run in the first half as part of a 20-9 run in order to tie the game 27-27 (4:40) after trailing 18-7 (12:00), the run extended to 29-12 for a 36-30 lead (1:46)
- Texas committed only two first half turnovers
- Matched his career high with two blocks
- Had at least three steals for the seventh time this season
- Registered his third 20-point game of the season
- Scored in double figures for the 15th time this season
- Scored all of his points in the second half and overtime
- Scored in double figures for the 18th time this season, and did so in the first half (16 points)
- Scored at least 16 points in a half for the third time this season (18, second half, at Oklahoma State, Feb. 1; 16, second half, at Missouri, Feb. 17)
- Matched his career high with five made three-pointers (at Oklahoma State, Feb. 1)
- Has made at least one three-pointer in 10 consecutive games and 29 of 34 games overall
- Pulled down at least six rebounds for the seventh time this season
- Moved to 16th on the NCAA career rebounds since 1973 list with 1,318, passing Michael Cage (1,317, San Diego State), Bob Stephens (1,316, Drexel), Patrick Ewing (1,316, Georgetown) and David Robinson (1,314, Navy)
- Made his 140th career start, improving his Big 12 and UT records
- Played in his 142nd consecutive game, extending his UT record
- His overall games played total is also 142, second on the UT career list (144, A.J. Abrams) and moves into a tie for second on the Big 12 list (Nick Collison, Kansas, 2000-03)
- Moved to seventh on the Big 12 career scoring list with 1,917 points, passing Martin Zeno (1,913, Texas Tech, 2005-08)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 31st time this season and the 100th in his career
- Pulled down at least six rebounds for the 33rd time in 34 games this season
- Delivered at least two assists for the ninth time this season
- Fouled out for the sixth time this year
- Made at least seven free throws for the 10th time this season
- Started his fourth game of the season, including his third straight, and the 17th overall of his career
- Dished out at least two assists for the sixth time this season
- Has averaged 6.9 rpg (55) in his last seven games
- Played in his 141tst career game, third on the UT all-time list and tied for fourth on the Big 12 list with Kirk Hinrich (Kansas, 2000-03)
- Started his 132nd career game, second on the UT all-time list
- Dished out at least three assists for the sixth time in the last eight games
- Pulled down at least six rebounds for the 19th time this season
- Has blocked at least one shot in 28 of 34 games this season