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16-9, 7-5
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18-7, 7-5
No. 24/25 Men's Basketball falls 85-75 at No. 14/15 Iowa State
02.13.2016 | Men's Basketball
Mack, Felix lead Longhorns with 18 points each.
AMES, Iowa – Freshman wing Tevin Mack and senior guard Javan Felix paced the Longhorns with 18 points each, but Iowa State used a late run to post an 85-75 win on Saturday night at Hilton Coliseum. Junior guard Kendal Yancy and senior center Prince Ibeh added 10 points in the defeat.
The Longhorns (16-9, 7-5 Big 12) concluded a stretch of five consecutive true road games against AP Top 15 opponents, a first in program history. During this span, Texas played at No. 6 West Virginia (Jan. 20), No. 3 Kansas (Jan. 23), No. 15 Baylor (Feb. 1), No. 3 Oklahoma (Feb. 8) and No. 14 Iowa State (Feb. 13).
Mack tied a career high with five 3-pointers and added five rebounds. Felix converted 7-of-13 from the field and scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half.
Georges Niang and Monte Morris each scored 24 points for Iowa State (18-7, 7-5 Big 12). Niang hit 9-of-16 from the field, including a perfect 3-of-3 from 3-point range. Iowa State finished the game shooting 55.4-percent (31-of-56) from the floor, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc.
The two teams opened the first half trading baskets, Iowa State grabbed a 21-12 advantage following a successful three-point play from Morris, its largest lead of the half.
The Longhorns used a 12-0 run over 4:19 capped by a Felix 3-pointer to take their first lead of the game, 24-21, with 6:37 remaining. Eight different Longhorns scored in the first half, with Isaiah Taylor leading the team with seven points. Niang scored Iowa State's next 13 points and Morris added a jumper to give the Cyclones a 36-34 lead at halftime.
Yancy started the second half by hitting a pair of 3-pointers to even the score at 40 at the 18:30 mark. Iowa State used a Morris three and a dunk from Jameel McKay to build a 52-44 lead at the 14-minute mark.
Mack converted a pair of shots from behind the arc, cutting the deficit to 55-52 with 12:19 remaining. At the 10:11 mark, an Ibeh dunk tied the score at 56.
Felix scored the team's next nine points, including a layup to tie the game at 60 with 8:02 left. Iowa State pushed their lead to 73-67 following a layup from McKay at the 5:03 mark. Mack drilled his fifth shot from behind the arc to trim the margin to 73-70 heading with 4:46 remaining.
Another Mack jumper pulled the Longhorns to within 77-74 at the 2:29 mark, but Iowa State rode an 8-0 run over the next 1:36 to seal the victory. UT shot a season-high 84.6-percent from the free-throw line (11-of-13) and posted a 20-9 advantage in second-chance points.
Texas returns home to face No. 10/10 West Virginia at the Frank Erwin Center on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Tip is set for 6 p.m. Central, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#14/15 Iowa State 85, #24/25 Texas 75
February 13, 2016
Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa)
Attendance: 14,384 (sellout)
Team Notes
Tonight's game marked the fifth straight true road contest against an AP Top 15 opponent (first in program history). During the stretch, UT faced No. 6 West Virginia (Jan. 20), No. 3 Kansas (Jan. 23), No. 15 Baylor (Feb. 1), No. 3 Oklahoma (Feb. 8) and No. 14 Iowa State (Feb. 13).
UT fell to 4-3 this year against AP Top 20 opponents, including a 2-3 mark in true road games against AP Top 15 teams.
Texas converted a season-best 84.6% from the free throw line (11-13)
The Longhorns posted a 20-9 advantage in second-chance points and 26-8 in bench scoring.
Reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the 15th time this year and 58th time in his career (124 games)
Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the third time this year and seventh time in his career (127 games)
Reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the second time in Big 12 play (both against Iowa State) and fourth time this year (25 games)
Tied his career high in three-pointers made (5-12) and was one shy of his career high in rebounds (5) and two shy of his career high in minutes (27)
Posted 8 assists (one shy of his season high) against just 1 turnover in 35 minutes
Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the second time this year (second straight game) and 13th time in his career (90 games)
