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No. 24/25 Men's Basketball falls at No. 3/3 Oklahoma, 63-60
02.08.2016 | Men's Basketball
Taylor posts team-high 19 points, but OU's Hield hits game-winning 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left.
NORMAN, Okla. – Junior guard Isaiah Taylor scored a team-high 19 points, and Kendal Yancy added a season-high 13 points and a career-high three steals, but No. 24/25 Texas fell 63-60 at No. 3/3 Oklahoma on Monday night at the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield hit a 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left that proved to be the game-winner.
Prince Ibeh was one point shy of his third double-double of the season, finishing with nine points and tying a career high with 11 rebounds. Texas (16-8, 7-4 Big 12) led for a total of 34:57 and held the Sooners to a season-low 63 points.
Oklahoma (20-3, 8-3 Big 12) shot 40-percent from the field (20-of-50). Hield posted a game-high 27 points, but the Longhorns held him to 7-of-18 shooting from the floor, including a 3-of-10 mark from beyond the arc. He did convert 10-of-11 free throws on the night. Isaiah Cousins added 17 points and six rebounds for the Sooners.
The Longhorns jumped out to a 13-3 lead following an Ibeh dunk at the 16:00 mark. Yancy eclipsed his previous season high in points (seven) by scoring eight of UT's first 11 points in the opening three and a half minutes.
The Sooners cut the lead to three (24-21) after a Hield free throw with 2:59 remaining, but the Longhorns ended the half on a 7-1 run to grab a 31-22 advantage at the break. Texas held Oklahoma to a season low in first-half points on 7-of-25 shooting from the floor.
Oklahoma opened the second half with a 7-1 run over the first two minutes and trimmed the lead to 32-29 at the 18:00 mark following consecutive baskets by Ryan Spangler. Another Ibeh dunk gave the Longhorns a 39-36 cushion, but a Cousins 3-pointer tied the score at 39-39 with 12:52 remaining.
A jumper in the paint from Taylor and a Shaquille Cleare tip-in gave Texas a 47-43 lead at the 9:18 mark. UT increased its cushion to 57-51 following a Taylor three-point play with 3:30 remaining.
From there, Hield took over the game and scored the final 12 points for the Sooners. He converted a 3-pointer to trim the lead to 57-54 at the 3:11 mark, then made a layup and later converted four consecutive free throws to give Oklahoma a 60-58 advantage with 1:19 left. Taylor answered with a pair of free throws to tie the score at 60-60 with 57 seconds remaining, setting the stage for Hield's game-winning shot.
Texas resumes Big 12 Conference play at No. 14/15 Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 13. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Central at Hilton Coliseum, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#3/3 Oklahoma 63, #24/25 Texas 60
February 8, 2016
Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.)
Attendance: 11,547
Team Notes
Texas held Oklahoma to a season-low 63 points on 40.0% FG shooting (20-50). The Longhorns also limited OU to a season-low 22 points in the first half on 28.0% FG shooting (7-25).
The Longhorns led for 34:57. The game was tied for 3:50, and OU led for only 49 total seconds.
UT fell to 4-2 this year against AP Top 20 opponents, including a 2-2 mark in true road games against AP Top 15 teams. The Horns are 2-2 this season against AP Top 10 teams.
Texas committed just 9 turnovers on the night. UT has committed less than 10 turnovers in seven of its last 10 games.
The Longhorns posted a 34-20 advantage in points in the paint and an 11-4 advantage in points off turnovers.
Tied his season high in steals (2) and rebounds (4) and was one shy of his season high in assists (5 against just 1 turnover)
Tied his career high in rebounds (11, including 5 offensive)
Reached double figures in rebounds for the fourth time this year and fifth time in his career (126 games)
Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 19 points) for the 19th time this year and 63rd time in his career (83 games)
Posted a career high in steals (3)
Set season highs in scoring (13 points), FG made (5-7), three-point FG made (3-5) and minutes (27)
Was one shy of his season high and two shy of his career high in rebounds (6)
Reached double figures in scoring for the first time this year and 12th time in his career (89 games)
