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No. 10/10 Men's Basketball drops road game at Oklahoma State, 69-58
01.10.2015 | Men's Basketball
Turner posts team-high 18 points while hitting 4-of-4 from three-point range.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Myles Turner led Texas scorers with 18 points, while Demarcus Holland chipped in a season-high 12 points and Isaiah Taylor added 11, but the No. 10/10 Longhorns fell to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 69-58, at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Turner finished with five blocks and six rebounds and made a career-high 4-of-4 from deep. In the first half alone, the freshman forward had 11 points, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. Cameron Ridley grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds, while Javan Felix finished with eight points.
Texas (12-4, 1-2 Big 12) tied a school record for most blocked shots in a Big 12 Conference game with 12, including five from Turner and a career-high four blocks from Jonathan Holmes, but could not overcome Oklahoma State's .473 field goal percentage.
The Cowboys (12-3, 2-1 Big 12) had a hot second half, shooting 53.8 percent from the field, including 6-of-9 from deep. Texas finished with a .344 field goal percentage.
Although Texas recorded a .290 shooting percentage in the first half, the game was tied at the break, 28-28. In the first half, Texas recorded seven blocks and out-rebounded the Cowboys, 24-16, including 12 on the offensive glass compared to only 11 defensive rebounds from Oklahoma State. The half saw six ties and three lead changes and neither team led by more than six.
Phil Forte and Le'Bryan Nash led the Cowboys with 20 points apiece. Forte was 4-of-6 from long range.
Texas returns to Austin to play host to No. 14/14 West Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 17. Tipoff is set for 5:15 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Oklahoma State 69, No. 10/10 Texas 58
January 10, 2015
Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Attendance: 9,592
Team Notes
Texas registered 12 blocks in the game. This tied a school record for most blocks in a Big 12 game (sixth time that UT has recorded 12 blocks in a Big 12 contest).
UT has posted at least 10 blocked shots in four games this year. The Horns have recorded at least eight blocked shots in 10 of their first 16 contests.
Texas registered a 28-5 advantage in bench scoring.
UT tied a season low in turnovers (9).
He has hit at least one 3-pointer in all of his 15 games played this year
Extended his streak to 17 consecutive games (dating back to last season) with at least one made 3-pointer
Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the sixth time this year and 17th time in his career (85 games). His 12 points marked a season high (previous high was 11 vs. California).
Set a career high in blocked shots (4)
Reached double figures in rebounding (11 boards) for the first time this year and 17th time in his career (84th game). His 11 rebounds marked a season high (previous high was 7, twice).
Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the fourth time this year and 31st time in his career (41 games)
Reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the seventh time this year (16 games)
Set a season high in three-point field goals made (4-of-4) and was one shy of his season high in blocks (5)
