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Men's Basketball falls at Iowa State, 79-70
01.07.2017 | Men's Basketball
Roach records season-high 21 points and five assists in a career-high 37 minutes played.
AMES, Iowa – Sophomore guard Kerwin Roach Jr. posted a season-high 21 points, but Iowa State held off the visiting Longhorns, 79-70, in a Big 12 Conference matchup at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday night. Texas shot 52.9-percent from the field (27-of-51), including a season-best 50-percent from beyond the arc (8-of-16), but it was not enough as the Cyclones earned the win on their home court.
Roach went 7-of-9 from the floor, including a career-high 4-of-4 from 3-point land, and added five assists in a career-high 37 minutes played. Sophomore guard/forward Tevin Mack scored 15 points and had six rebounds, while freshmen Andrew Jones and Jarrett Allen rounded out the Longhorns in double-figure scoring with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Iowa State (10-4, 2-1 Big 12) was led by Deonte Burton, who scored 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting, including 3-of-4 from three-point range. Monte Morris notched a double-double for the Cyclones, recording 22 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Texas (7-8, 1-2 Big 12) used a 9-2 run over a stretch of 3:01 to claim a 17-13 lead with 10:50 left in the first half. The Longhorns committed 12 turnovers in the opening half (compared to just two for Iowa State), and the Cyclones used an 11-2 margin in points off turnovers to build a 40-31 at halftime.
The Longhorns opened the second half with a pair of baskets from senior forward Shaquille Cleare, but Iowa State's duo of Burton and Morris scored nine points to extend the lead to 49-35 at the 16:49 mark. The Longhorns then answered with an 8-0 run over the next 2:52 to cut the Iowa State lead to 49-43 lead with 13:36 remaining.
After a free throw from Jones pulled Texas to within 51-45 at the 11:01 mark, Burton scored the Cyclones' next seven points over a span of 1:07 to extend ISU's lead to 58-45 with 9:46 remaining. Texas used a 13-4 run, highlighted by a pair of threes from Roach, to trim Iowa State's advantage to 62-58 with 6:21 left in the game.
Threes from Naz Mitrou-Long and Morris kept Iowa State ahead, but the Longhorns responded with baskets from Mack, Jones and Allen to pull Texas to within 68-65 with 3:42 left. The Cyclones held Texas scoreless over the next 2:30 to seal the victory
Texas out-rebounded the Cyclones by a margin of 35-29. However, a season-high 19 turnovers by the Longhorns helped ISU post a 20-9 advantage in points off turnovers.
The Longhorns return home to face TCU on Wednesday, Jan. 11. 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
Iowa State 79, Texas 70
January 7, 2017
Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum)
Attendance: 14,384 (sellout)
Team Notes
- Texas fell to 18-16 in the all-time series against Iowa State. The Cyclones improved to 11-4 against UT in games played in Ames.
- UT converted 52.9% (27-51) from the floor during the contest. This marked the second-highest FG% effort by the Longhorns this season (53.7% vs. UAB on Dec. 21) and third time this year that Texas has connected on at least 50% of its field goals in a game.
- The Longhorns converted a season-high 50.0% (8-16) from three-point range.
- Texas recorded a 35-29 rebound margin and posted a 14-9 advantage in second-chance points.
- UT committed a season-high 19 turnovers.
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the ninth time this season (15 games).
- Set a career high in blocked shots (3). His previous career high was 2 (seven times).
- Posted 1 blocked shot in 8 minutes played. Has recorded at least 1 blocked shot in 11 of his 14 games played this season.
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the seventh time this year (15 games).
- Tied his career high in rebounds (7). He also grabbed 7 boards vs. Alabama (Dec. 2) and Kent State (Dec. 27).
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the 11th time this year (14 games) and 16th time in his career (47 games).
- Topped the 20-point mark (21 points) for the first time this year (14 games) and second time in his career (47 games).
- His 21 points were a season high and one shy of his career high (22 vs. TCU on Jan. 26, 2016).
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 10th time this year and 19th time in his career.
- Set a career high in 3-pointers made (4-of-4). His previous high was 2 (six times).
- Also set a career high in minutes played (37). His previous career high was 36 (vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 4, 2017).
- His 5 assists were one shy of his career high (6 vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 4, 2017).
