The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
4-0
The Citadel
2-2
Men's Basketball defeats The Citadel, 97-69
11.16.2018 | Men's Basketball
Senior Kerwin Roach II reaches the 1,000-career points mark and leads five Longhorns in double-figure scoring in home victory on Friday.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior guard Kerwin Roach II joined the 1,000-point club and paced five Longhorns in double-figure scoring as Texas (4-0) defeated The Citadel 97-69 on Friday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Roach posted 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists without a turnover, 3 steals and a block in 26 minutes.
His made 3-pointer with 4:19 left in the contest pushed him over the 1,000-point milestone. Roach became the 37th player in program history to reach the benchmark.
Senior forward Dylan Osetkowski recorded his third consecutive double-double, registering 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Freshman guard Courtney Ramey (13 points), freshman forward Jaxson Hayes (12 points, 7 rebounds) and sophomore guard Jase Febres (12 points, 4-5 threes) also reached double figures for the Longhorns. Lew Stallworth paced The Citadel (2-2) with 21 points.
The Citadel connected on five of its first seven field goals, as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 11-7 lead at the 15:13 mark. Osetkowski scored nine of UT's first 16 points and tied the contest (16-16) with 11:37 left.
Junior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long sparked a 19-3 Texas run over a five-minute stretch, highlighted by 3-pointers from Mitrou-Long and sophomore guard Matt Coleman III, an emphatic block from sophomore forward Jericho Sims and a thunderous dunk from Roach, to build a 33-19 advantage at the 6:58 mark. The Bulldogs trimmed the margin to 37-30 with 1:45 remaining, before UT scored the final five points of the half to take a 42-30 cushion into the break.
Febres knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to start the second half, extending the Texas lead to 48-32 at the 18:33 mark. Febres would stay hot from long range, as he and Ramey combined for a trio of 3-pointers in a span of 50 seconds that pushed the lead to 68-43 with 11:46 left and sealed the win.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 97, The Citadel 69
November 16, 2018
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 8,212
Team Notes
- Texas held The Citadel to 69 points on 41.9-percent (26-62) FG shooting, including a 28.1-percent (9-32) mark from three-point range. The Bulldogs entered the game with a scoring average of 121.7 ppg (tops in NCAA Division I) and had converted 53.9-percent from the floor and 40.5-percent from three-point range.
- UT set a school single-game team record with 42 three-point field goal attempts. The previous mark was 40, set twice before (40 vs. DePaul on Jan. 26, 1995; 40 vs. Baylor on Jan. 3, 1988).
- Texas improved to 231-40 at the Frank Erwin Center in the last 17 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 40-14 at home during the Shaka Smart era (3-0 this season).
- The Longhorns recorded a +18 rebound margin (50-32), including a 21-10 edge on the offensive glass.
- UT registered a 32-9 advantage in points off turnovers and a 42-21 edge in bench scoring.
- The Longhorns posted a 17-to-7 assist-to-turnover ratio as a team and committed just 1 turnover in the opening half.
- Five Texas players reached double figures in scoring and seven UT players scored at least 9 points during the win.
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the first time this year (4 games) and fifth time in his career (35 games)
- Tied his career high in 3-pointers made (4-5). Hit 4 threes on two previous occasions (last vs. Ole Miss on Jan. 27, 2018)
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the third time this year (4 games)
- Posted season highs in rebounds (7) and steals (3) and tied his season high in assists (6) in 23 minutes
- Posted a double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds) for the third straight game, third time this year (4 games) and sixth time in his UT career (38 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the third time this season and 28th time in his UT career
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the third time this year and eighth time in his UT career
- Set a season high in scoring (13 points, previous: 10 vs. Arkansas on Nov. 9)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the second time this year (4 games)
- With his made 3-pointer at the 4:19 mark of the second half, he became the 37th player in UT program history to reach the 1,000-point club. He now has 1,005 points in 100 career games.
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the third time this season (3 games) and 49th time in his career (100 games)
Up Next
Texas travels to Las Vegas to face North Carolina in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 22. Tip is set for 6:30 p.m. CT, and the game will be televised nationally by FS1.
