The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
14-7,3-5 #19/20
Baylor
16-5,4-4 #20/19
No. 19/20 Men's Basketball falls 83-60 at No. 20/19 Baylor
01.31.2015 | Men's Basketball
Taylor posts first career double-double with 16 points and career-high 10 assists.
WACO, Texas – Isaiah Taylor recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 assists, while Cameron Ridley posted his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, but the No. 19/20 Longhorns could not overcome a cold start and lost to the No. 20/19 Baylor Bears, 83-60, at the Ferrell Center on Saturday evening.
Jonathan Holmes led Texas (14-7, 3-5 Big 12) with 17 points, including 13 in the second half, and finished with six boards. Taylor matched a career-high in minutes with 38 and committed just one turnover. Taylor has averaged 16.5 points and 6.3 assists over the last four contests.
The Longhorns shot .386 (27-of-70) from the field, including 5-of-26 from deep, while Baylor (16-5, 4-4 Big 12) shot 48.4 percent from the field and 12-of-22 from beyond the arc.
Texas opened the contest missing its first 11 shots, while Baylor started 5-of-5, jumping out to a 12-0 start. The Bears continued their hot streak and pushed the lead to 23-9 with 11:30 remaining.
Texas would respond with a 15-5 run to pull within four, 28-24, with 4:16 left in the half. After starting 8-of-8, the Texas defense held Baylor to 2-of-19 shooting in that stretch. The Bears would make their last three shots in the final two minutes to take a 39-27 lead at the half.
Four Bears reached double figures in scoring, with Kenny Chery leading the way with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-7 from deep.
Texas returns home to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be nationally televised on Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
No. 20/19 Baylor 83, No. 19/20 Texas 60
January 31, 2015
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 9,680
Team Notes
UT lost the rebound battle (Baylor 43-39) for just the fourth time this year in the first 21 games.
Texas posted its highest assist-to-turnover ratio (+11, 21 assists to 10 turnovers) in Big 12 Conference play.
UT allowed opponent team season highs in assists (24), three-pointers made (12-of-22) and three-point FG percentage (.545).
Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the 14th time this year and 55th time in his career (116 games)
Recorded his first double-double of the year (12 points, 11 rebounds) and 12th of his career (89 games)
Reached double figures in scoring for the seventh time this year and 29th time in his career
Reached double figures in rebounding for the first time this season and 17th time in his career
Posted his first career double-double (16 points, 10 assists) in his 46th career game
Reached double figures in scoring for the eighth time this year (11 games) and 35th time in his career (46 games)
Set a career high in assists (10) and reached double figures in assists for the first time in his career
Only committed one turnover in 38 minutes
