The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
9-1
Lipscomb
4-6
No. 9/9 Men's Basketball cruises by Bisons, 106-61
12.16.2014 | Men's Basketball
All 14 players score as Texas hits triple digits for first time since 2011
AUSTIN, Texas – Myles Turner finished with a career-high 26 points to go with nine rebounds and six blocks as the No. 9/9 Texas Longhorns used a 58-point first half to roll past the Lipscomb Bisons, 106-61, on Tuesday night at the Erwin Center.
Texas (9-1) scored 100 points for the first time since Nov. 15, 2011, when it scored 100 against Rhode Island. It was the first time to score at least 106 points since Dec. 7, 2009, when the Horns notched 107 against Long Beach State.
All 14 players scored in the contest, including the five walk-ons. Just over nine minutes into the game, seven different Longhorns had already registered points.
Turner shot 9-of-15 from the field and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, while senior forward Jonathan Holmes added 17 points and went 7-of-7 from the charity stripe, while adding six boards and three blocks.
Freshman forward Jordan Barnett scored a career-high 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, in a career-high 24 minutes. Junior guard Demarcus Holland recorded a career-high eight assists and added nine points, while Kendal Yancy also registered a career-high seven assists.
Connor Lammert finished with a near double-double, with nine points and nine rebounds. Lammert is averaging 9.3 rebounds over the last three contests.
Texas set a school record, swatting 10 shots in the first half. Before tonight, Texas had only recorded nine blocks in a half on two occasions, last year against Kansas (Feb. 1, 2014) and against Kansas State on Feb. 3, 2007.
Texas finished with a 53.8 shooting percentage (35-of-65) from the field and 50.0 percent (12-of-24) from three, while holding Lipscomb (4-6) to a 30.6 shooting percentage (19-of-62). The Horns registered a season-high 24 assists against a season-low nine turnovers. The Horns also out-rebounded Lipscomb, 55-28. Texas has recorded at least 50 rebounds in three games this year and has held at least a plus-20 advantage in four contests.
Malcolm Smith led the Bisons with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
Texas continues its home stand of nonconference games, when it plays host to Long Beach State on Saturday, Dec. 20. Tipoff is set for 7 pm CT and the game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
No. 9/9 Texas 106, Lipscomb 61
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 8,653
Team Notes
- The Longhorns reached the 100-point plateau for the first time since Nov. 15, 2011 (100-90 home win over Rhode Island).
- Texas shot 53.8% for the game on 36-of-65 FG shooting. It was the fourth time this season the Longhorns have shot 50% or better.
- Texas posted 10 blocks in the first half to set a new school record for a half.
- The Longhorns have posted at least six blocks in eight of 10 games this season. UT is averaging 7.6 blocks per game.
- Texas out-rebounded Lipscomb 55-28. It marked the eighth time in 10 games Texas has out-rebounded its opponent by double digits.
- The Longhorns held Lipscomb to 30.6% FG shooting (19-of-62).
- UT is now 246-27 in the Rick Barnes era when holding its opponent below 40% FG shooting (9-1 this year).
- All 14 players on the roster played and scored for Texas.
- Scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including a perfect 7-of-7 on free throws. It was his second 20-point game this season and his fifth in double digits.
- Posted 19 points in the first half to go with seven rebounds and five blocks.
- Tallied 6 blocks to tie his career best. He is averaging 3.1 blocks per game this year.
- Scored 17 points (7-of-7 FT). It took him only 11 minutes to reach double digits in the first half. Holmes has now scored in double digits six times this season and 47 in his career (105 games).
- Tied a caree -high with three blocks. It was his 11th time to reach that mark.
- Scored a career-high 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a perfect 3-of-3 from beyond the arc.
- Pulled down four rebounds to tie his career high set against Saint Francis earlier this year.
- Set a career high with eight assists, topping his previous best of seven set twice last season.
- Posted a career-high seven assists, surpassing his previous best of four set earlier this season against North Dakota State. He has now tallied at least three assists four times this season.
Texas Quotes
Head Coach Rick Barnes
On challenging the team offensively: Well the fact is that we moved the ball. That's what we haven't been doing. It's been sticking too much. I think guys were being hesitant and when you become hesitant all the timing and everything falls apart. We really moved the ball. You have to have great respect for a coach that believes what he's doing. That's how [Lipsomb] plays and they came in and played the way they play, got into a high possession game. We did a great job of taking care of the ball because we were taking shots and in the flow of the offense. When we were passing the ball, we knew what we were doing with it and the post players did a better job of establishing the post. We really did move the ball.
On Jordan Barnett: He played by far his best game. First time that he hasn't thought that he just needs to catch and shoot it every time. He passed the ball. He should be a great passer with his size. He played in the flow. Coming into the game he was 1-for-12, but he can shoot the ball. But he has taken shots where he has felt like he has to make a shot. He had to do something different and let the offense work for him and tonight he did that.
On Connor Lammert: He's what we would refer to as a glue guy. When things bog down a little bit, Connor knows how to maybe step out and set a ball screen, step out and reverse the ball, or step into the belly and know what he's looking for. We're getting better.
Freshman Forward Myles Turner
On if he was feeling confident in the first half: That's a good assessment. I was just playing within myself. My teammates have always been telling me to do that. Don't worry about what anybody is saying, just get in the flow of the offense. I feel like I did that tonight.
On everyone on the team scoring tonight: Anytime the whole entire team scores it's a great night. Everybody is in a great mood, and it builds. There was great energy, and it creates good vibes in the locker room. I was very excited for all our walk-ons, especially Joe Schwartz.
On playing more consistently in the future and his expectations for himself: I just need to keep the same mindset, the same aggressive mindset and keep playing tougher in the paint. I have high expectations for myself, and I've lived up to a couple of them, but not all of them.
Junior Guard Demarcus Holland
On the offensive performance tonight: [Coach Barnes] just emphasized us not playing scared, or just being scared to make a mistake. When we are scared to make mistakes, that's when we have turnovers. He was emphasizing that we need to trust the offense, trust the coaching and what he wants. Try it, and if it fails he said it's on him. It gave us the confidence to feed the post regardless of what else is going on out there.
On if he thinks it is fair Coach Barnes said they were playing scared: I think it was fair. I think it was a good method because it got to us. We don't like to be scared. This program is built on toughness. So, we wanted to prove him wrong that we're not scared and that we're willing to step up and do what's asked of us and execute, because we also want to be better.
On if he is more confident running the offense at this point in the season: I've been running it at practice a lot. I've been just trusting the offense and getting the ball to wherever the coaches want me to get it. I'm comfortable out there. I do whatever the coaches ask me to do. I just want to win.
