The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Postgame Notes - Texas vs. Sam Houston State
11.27.2012 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2012
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Texas 65, Sam Houston State 37
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012
Frank Erwin Center - 9,170
- Starters: Coach Rick Barnes used his fourth different starting lineup in six games on Tuesday (Demarcus Holland, Javan Felix, Jon Holmes, Julien Lewis, Prince Ibeh). It was Holland's first collegiate start.
- Series: Texas leads the all-time series with Sam Houston State 14-2, including a 4-0 mark during the Rick Barnes era. Texas has won six straight in the series. The last time Sam Houston State defeated Texas was Dec. 2, 1950.
- FG defense: Texas held Sam Houston State to 21.0 percent shooting (13-of-62), including 21.4 percent from beyond the arc (6-of-28). It is the second-lowest FG percentage by a UT opponent since 1960. The Longhorns have limited all six opponents this season to under 40 percent shooting.
- Winning at the line: Texas out-shot Sam Houston State at the free throw line, 28-of-38 to 5-of-11.
- Points in the paint: Texas held a +20 point margin for points in the paint (26-to-6).
- Rebounding advantage: Texas out-rebounded Sam Houston State with a +15 margin (47-to-32). It is the third time this season that Texas has held a rebounding margin of +10. In the second half alone, Texas out-rebounded SHSU 29-to-11.
- Non-conference home success: Since the start of the 2002-03 season, Texas is 84-3 in non-conference home games. Texas has an all-time record of 424-98 in the Erwin Center.
- Sheldon McClellan led the Longhorns in scoring for the fourth time this season (16 points) and set a season high in rebounds (8). For the third game this season, McClellan did not miss a free throw (6-of-6) and is now shooting 90.2 percent from the charity stripe. McClellan has reached double figures in scoring in all six games this season and 26 times during his career (39 games).
- Jonathan Holmes set his season high in points (11) and recorded eight or more rebounds (8) for the fifth time in six games.
- Julien Lewis reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the fourth time this season and 14th time in his career.
- Demarcus Holland set a season high in minutes played (26) in his first career start.
