The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Postgame Notes - Texas vs. TCU (Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship)
03.14.2013 | Men's Basketball
March 14, 2013
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Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship First Round
#7 Texas 70, #10 TCU 57
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Kansas City, Mo. - Sprint Center (17,018)
Updated Texas Records
2012-13: 16-16 (2-4 neutral)
Coach Rick Barnes: 560-287 26th season overall, 358-153 15th season at Texas
Barnes vs. TCU: 4-0
Texas All-time: 1,674-995 107th season
- Series: The Longhorns hold a 102-62 lead in the all-time series with TCU, including a 3-0 sweep this season. Texas has won seven straight and 11 of the last 12 meetings against the Horned Frogs. UT has a 6-1 record in games played on neutral sites. TCU is Texas' fifth most-common opponent in program history (164 games).
- Starters: Myck Kabongo, Demarcus Holland, Ioannis Papapetrou, Jonathan Holmes and Connor Lammert started on Wednesday. It is the ninth consecutive game this starting lineup has been used (6-3 record). This lineup is the most-used starting lineup this season.
- Big 12 Championship: Texas improves to 22-16 in its 17th appearance in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, including a 14-11 mark in games played in Kansas City, Mo. The Longhorns are 16-4 in the First and Quarterfinal rounds of the Championship.
- Pulling away in the second half: Texas out-scored TCU 42-31 in the second half. During the second half, UT did not turn the ball over and shot 59 percent from the floor (11-19 FG). It is the first time this season that Texas did not commit a turnover in a half. 12 of Julien Lewis' 19 points were scored in the second half.
- Lone Star State success: Texas has posted a 130-18 record against in-state foes during the Rick Barnes era, including a 4-0 mark against TCU.
- Turnovers vs. TCU: Texas tied a season low in turnovers (eight) on Wednesday night. In three games against the Horned Frogs this season, Texas averaged 9.3 turnovers per game.
- Winning streak: The Longhorns are on a three-game winning streak for the first time since late November and early December this season, which included win against Mississippi State (11/21), Sam Houston State (11/27) and UT Arlington (12/1). It is the first three-game winning streak against conference opponents since winning four consecutive against Texas Tech (2/4/12), Texas A&M (2/6/12), K-State (2/11/12) and Oklahoma (2/14/12). Texas has a .500 winning percentage for the first time since Jan. 12, 2013.
- Julien Lewis led the Longhorns in scoring for the seventh time this season to tie a career-high 19 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range ... In the last two contests, Julien Lewis has averaged 17.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg while hitting 7-of-13 (.538) three-pointers and 9-of-13 (.692) free throws ... reached double figures in scoring for the 16th time this season and 26th time of his career (63 games).
- Sheldon McClellan reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 26th time this season and 46th time of his career (66 games) ... went 7-of-8 at the line and has now made 45 of his last 48 free throw attempts.
- Myck Kabongo reached double figures in scoring for the seventh time in nine games this season and 25th time of his career (43 games) ... added a game-high six assists ... shot 8-of-9 from the FT line.
