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Men's Basketball falls at No. 3/3 Kansas, 76-67
01.23.2016 | Men's Basketball
Lammert records career-high 15 points, while Ibeh posts career-high 7 blocks.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Senior forward Connor Lammert scored a career-high 15 points while hitting a career-best 5-of-7 three-pointers, and senior center Prince Ibeh added a career-high 7 blocks, but Texas fell 76-67 at No. 3/3 Kansas on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. Freshman guard Eric Davis Jr. and senior guard Isaiah Taylor scored 13 points each, while senior guard Javan Felix rounded out the four Longhorns in double figures with 12 points and a team-high 6 assists.
Kansas forward Perry Ellis scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor. The Jayhawks outrebounded the Longhorns by a 39-31 margin and posted a 19-5 advantage in second-chance points.
The Longhorns jumped out to a 12-2 lead at the 15:15 mark, sparked by a pair of Lammert 3-pointers. Texas built its biggest lead of the game (19-7) following a jumper from Shaquille Cleare with 11:45 left..
Kansas hit its stride midway through the first half, as a pair of 3-pointers from Frank Mason III and Wayne Selden Jr. cut the lead to one (21-20) at the 6:39 mark. The Jayhawks tied the game at 23 following a successful three-point play from Devonte' Graham with 6:05 remaining.
In the final two minutes of the first half, an alley-oop from Taylor to Ibeh and a 3-pointer from Davis sent Texas to the locker room with a 35-30 halftime lead. Lammert and Davis were the top scorers for the Longhorns in the opening 20 minutes with nine points each.
The Longhorns opened the second half strong, as two straight blocks by Ibeh and a forced turnover resulted in a layup from Taylor to put Texas up 40-33 with 17:18 remaining. Ibeh's 7 blocks were most against a Kansas team since Kentucky's Anthony Davis had 7 on Nov. 15, 2011.
The Jayhawks used a 14-2 run over a stretch of 4:52 to grab a 47-42 lead with 12:09 remaining. Kansas extended its lead to 57-46 following a 3-pointer from Selden at the 8:44 mark.
The Longhorns went on a 10-2 run over a stretch of 2:04, capped by a layup from Taylor, to cut the lead to 72-67 with 52 seconds remaining. The Jayhawks were able to hold off Texas by shooting 88.9-percent from the free-throw line (16-of-18)..
The Longhorns return home to face TCU on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Tip is set for 7 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#3/3 Kansas 76, Texas 67
January 23, 2016
Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence, Kansas)
Attendance: 16,300 (sellout)
Team Notes
UT fell to 2-1 this year in games against the AP Top 10, 3-1 against the AP Top 20 and 3-2 against the AP Top 25
Following Wednesday's contest at No. 6 West Virginia, this marked the first time in program history that Texas had played consecutive opponents ranked in the AP Top 10 in true road contests.
The Longhorns posted a 20-4 advantage in bench scoring and a 34-26 advantage in points in the paint.
Texas committed just 8 turnovers during the game, marking the fifth straight contest that the Horns have had less than 10 turnovers. UT has committed just 35 total turnovers in its last five games (7.0 per game in the stretch).
UT held a 35-30 halftime lead after converting 14-of-27 (.519) field goals, including 4-of-8 (.500) from three-point range.
Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the eighth time this year (19 games)
His 5 rebounds were one shy of his season high (6 vs. Appalachian State on Dec. 15)
Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 13th time this year and 56th time in his career (118 games)
Set a season high with 6 assists
Set career highs in blocks (7) and minutes (35) and tied his season high with 7 points
His 7 blocks are the most in a game against Kansas since Anthony Davis (Kentucky) had 7 on Nov. 15, 2011
Set career highs in points (15) and 3-pointers made (5-of-7)
Reached double figures in scoring for the third time this year and 15th time in his career (122 games)
Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 15th time this year and 59th time in his career (78 games)
His 6 rebounds were one shy of his season high (7 vs. Washington on Nov. 14)
