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Men's Basketball falls short in overtime at No. 10/10 Texas Tech, 73-71
01.31.2018 | Men's Basketball
Junior Kerwin Roach II led Texas with 20 points and four assists, while freshman Mohamed Bamba set the school season record for most blocks.
LUBBOCK, Texas –– Texas Men's Basketball fell at No. 10/10 Texas Tech in an overtime thriller, 73-71, on Wednesday night after fighting back from a double-digit second-half deficit. Junior guard Kerwin Roach II paced the Longhorns with 20 points, four assists and four rebounds.
Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba added seven blocks to break the UT single-single block record. He posted 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 10 boards for his 11th double-double of the season and sixth in nine Big 12 contests. Freshman guard Matt Coleman registered 12 points and three assists, while junior guard Eric Davis Jr. added 11 points and a career-high four steals to go along with a season-high five rebounds.
The Texas defense held Texas Tech to just 5-of-17 (29%) shooting from beyond the arc and forced 15 Red Raider turnovers. UT finished 24-of-65 from the field and knocked down 10 three-pointers.
Coleman and Roach II connected from deep in the opening four minutes to give the Longhorns an early 8-4 lead. Texas Tech used a 6-0 spurt to pull ahead by four (16-12) for its first lead of the contest at the 11:42 mark, but UT responded quickly with four straight to even the score at 16-16.
Texas was held without a field goal for a 2:54 stretch as the Red Raiders opened up a 22-17 advantage with eight minutes to play in the opening half. Roach knocked down his second 3-pointer to trim the deficit to 28-26 for the Longhorns at the 3:40 mark. UT couldn't find a basket over the final 3:39, and Texas headed to the break trailing by seven (36-29).
Roach II paced the Longhorns in the opening 20 minutes with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field. Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski added five points and five rebounds in 19 minutes.
Texas surrendered the first five points out of the locker room as Tech built a 41-29 lead with 17:52 to play in regulation. Coleman and freshman forward Jericho Sims connected from short range to trim the deficit to seven, but the Red Raiders answered with 8-2 spurt to extend the Tech lead back to double-digits (51-38) with 13:07 remaining.
Five straight points from Bamba spurred an 8-1 Longhorn run over a two-minute stretch to bring the Longhorns back within six (52-46) at the 9:29 mark. Texas tied the score at 55-55 after holding the Red Raiders scoreless for a 3:10 period following a jumper from Coleman at the 5:55 mark. A Jase Febres dunk with 4:12 remaining reclaimed the lead (59-57) for the Longhorns for the first time since the 12:41 mark in the first half.
A Bamba dunk and Roach free throw extended the Texas advantage to five (64-59) at the 1:25 mark. Tech was fouled on a three-point attempt with 49 seconds remaining and converted all three shots to make it a one-point (64-63) game. The Red Raiders connected on 1-of-2 from the charity stripe with three seconds left to send the contest into overtime.
Texas held Texas Tech without a field goal in the closing 4:40 and outscored the Red Raiders by a 26-13 margin over the final 12 minutes after trailing by as many 13 (51-38) with 13:07 left in the second half.
Tech opened a five-point (70-65) lead with 2:20 to play in overtime, but Roach answered with two 3-pointers to bring the Longhorns even (71-71) with 13 seconds to play. Keenan Evans hit a jumper at the buzzer to win the game for the Red Raiders. Evans led Texas Tech with 38 points, including an 18-of-20 mark from the free throw line.
The Longhorns return to the Frank Erwin Center to host No. 12/15 Oklahoma on Saturday, Feb. 3. Tip is set for 5:15 p.m. Central, and the game willl be televised nationally by ESPN.
Texas and the Erwin Center will also host ESPN's College Gameday Covered by State Farm. Doors open at the Erwin Center at 8:30 a.m., and admission is free for the one-hour morning broadcast (10-11 a.m. Central) which originates from the arena floor.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#10/10 Texas Tech 73, Texas 71 (OT)
January 31, 2018
United Supermarkets Arena (Lubbock, Texas)
Attendance: 15,098
Team Notes
- Texas fell to 2-3 in overtime games this season. The Longhorns have already played five overtime games in their first 22 contests, including three in their first nine Big 12 Conference contests (the UT single-season record for OT games is 6 in 2012-13).
- The Longhorns dropped to 50-53 all-time in overtime contests. Texas is now 6-4 all-time against Texas Tech in OT games, including a 4-3 mark in overtime games in Lubbock.
- Texas fell to 86-57 in the all-time series against Texas Tech.
- The Longhorns trailed by as much as 13 points (51-38) with 13:07 left in regulation before rallying to force overtime. Texas trailed by 5 points (70-65) with 2:20 left in overtime, before rallying to tie the score at 71-71 on a Kerwin Roach II three-pointer with 13 seconds left. That came just prior to Keenan Evans' game-winning jumper at the buzzer.
- Texas recorded 8 blocks in the contest. The Longhorns have recorded at least 7 blocks in nine of their first 22 games and at least 5 blocks in 15 of their first 22 contests.
- UT posted a 19-12 advantage in points-off-turnovers and a 10-3 margin in fast-break points.
- Texas had three players foul out in regulation (Mohamed Bamba, Matt Coleman and Jase Febres)
- With his fifth block of the game at the 9:40 mark of the second half, Bamba set the UT overall single-season record for most blocks in a season (previous: 92 by Chris Owens in 2000-01)
- With his third block of the game at the 11:24 mark of the second half, Bamba set the UT freshman record for most blocks in a season (previous: 90 by Chris Mihm in 1997-98)
- Finished with 7 blocks, just one shy of his career high (8 vs. Kansas on Dec. 29). Has registered at least 4 blocks in 18 of his first 21 games and at least 2 blocks in all 21 contests.
- Recorded his 11th double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) of the year (21 games). Has recorded a double-double in five of his last six and eight of his last 11 contests. Has posted six double-doubles in his first nine Big 12 Conference games.
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 16th time this season
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the 15th time this season.
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the eighth time this season (22 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the eighth time this season (20 games) and 31st time in his career (86 games)
- Set a career high in steals (4) – previous high was 3 (twice)
- Set a season high in minutes played (14) – previous: 11 (twice)
- His 4 rebounds were one shy of his season high (5 vs. Northwestern State on Nov. 10)
- Topped the 20-point mark (team-high 20 points) for the third time this season (20 games) and fifth time in his career (85 games)
- Has topped the 20-point mark in three of the last five games (20 vs. Texas Tech on Jan. 17, 22 vs. Iowa State on Jan. 22 and 20 at Texas Tech on Jan. 31)
- Tied his career high in three-pointers made (4-10)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 13th time this season and 39th time in his career
