The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
3-0
Louisiana Monroe
2-1
Men's Basketball tops ULM, 65-55
11.12.2018 | Men's Basketball
Senior Dylan Osetkowski posts his second-straight double-double to pace the Longhorns.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior forward Dylan Osetkowski and senior guard Kerwin Roach II led the way as Texas (3-0) defeated Louisiana Monroe 65-55 on Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Osetkowski recorded his second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Roach filled the stat sheet with 13 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in the win.
Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes reached double figures in scoring for the second time in his first three collegiate contests, registering 11 points, 5 boards and 3 blocks in 26 minutes.
The Longhorns connected on just one of their first eight field goals and trailed the Warhawks 6-3 at the 15:41 mark of the first half. Trailing 11-6 with 14:17 left, Texas used a three-pointer from freshman guard Courtney Ramey, a Ramey free throw, a Roach jumper, a Roach three-pointer and a three-pointer from sophomore guard Jase Febres to take an 18-11 lead at the 9:15 mark.
ULM (2-1) responded with an 11-0 run to grab a 22-18 advantage with 4:32 remaining. Osetkowski and Hayes accounted for Texas' last eight points of the half, and the Longhorns took a 30-29 lead into the locker room.
Junior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long provided a spark for the Longhorns in the second half, scoring seven consecutive points to give Texas a 46-43 lead with 12:09 left. An emphatic put-back dunk by Roach and a three-point play from Osetkowski highlighted a 12-0 run that increased the margin to 55-43 at the 7:39 mark. ULM was not able to trim the deficit to single digits for the remainder of the night.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 65, Louisiana Monroe 55
November 12, 2018
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 7,453
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 3-0 all-time in the series against ULM. All three matchups between the two schools have been played in Austin.
- Texas improved to 230-40 at the Frank Erwin Center in the last 17 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 39-14 at home during the Shaka Smart era (2-0 this season).
- Texas posted a 35-26 scoring margin in the second half. The Longhorns converted 50-percent (15-30) from the floor in the final 20 minutes while holding ULM to 34.5-percent (10-29).
- UT registered a 34-26 margin in points in the paint, including a 24-14 edge in the second half.
- The Longhorns tallied a 20-4 advantage in points off turnovers and a 26-10 margin in bench scoring.
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the second time this year (3 games)
- He registered a season-high 3 blocks and has posted at least 2 blocks in each of his first 3 collegiate contests
- Posted a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) for the second time this year (3 games) and fifth time in his UT career (37 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the second time this season and 27th time in his UT career
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the second time this year and seventh time in his UT career
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 13 points) for the second time this season (2 games) and 48th time in his career (99 games)
- His 6 assists were a season high and just two shy of his career high (8, three times)
Up Next
Texas hosts The Citadel as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Regional Round) on Friday, Nov. 16. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
