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Men's Basketball tops No. nr/24 Purdue, 72-68
12.09.2018 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard Matt Coleman III leads the Longhorns with a season-high 22 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Sophomore guard Matt Coleman III registered a season-high 22 points to lead the Texas Men's Basketball team to a 72-68 win against No. nr/24 Purdue (6-4) on Sunday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Coleman, who was just three points shy of his career high (25 vs. Nevada on March 16, 2018), also set season highs in field goals made (7-11) and three-point field goals made (3-5) and tied his season high in free throws made (5-6).
Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes contributed 14 points and three blocks. Senior guard Kerwin Roach II and junior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long each added 10 points in the victory.
Carsen Edwards led Purdue with 40 points (15-26 FG, 7-14 threes). The performance tied for the second-highest point total by a visiting player in Erwin Center history (since the 1977-78 season).
Senior forward Dylan Osetkowski and Roach II opened up the scoring with a pair of three-pointers, and Texas led 6-5 at the 16:28 mark. Another Roach three gave the Longhorns a seven-point advantage (28-21) with 3:53 remaining. The Longhorns entered the locker room with a 36-31 at the break.
Purdue opened the second half with a 7-0 run, taking a 38-36 lead at the 17:31 mark. Strong play from Mitrou-Long and Hayes allowed the Longhorns to claim a 53-47 advantage at the 10:27 mark. Edwards scored eight straight points for the Boilermakers to give Purdue a 57-55 edge with 7:00 left. An Edwards three tied the contest 60-60 at the 3:57 mark.
Leading 67-65, Coleman knocked down a jumper and later added a free throws to give the Longhorns a 70-68 cushion with 21 seconds left. Texas forced a Purdue turnover on the ensuing possession, and Mitrou-Long knocked down a pair of free throws with 4.9 seconds remaining to seal the win.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 72, #nr/24 Purdue 68
December 9, 2018
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,048
Team Notes
- UT held Purdue to 28.1-percent (9-32) shooting from 3-point range on the night. Texas also allowed just 6 assists by the Boilermakers.
- Texas set a team season high in free throw percentage (.938, 15-16). The Longhorns hit 15-of-16 from the line, while Purdue went 5-of-7 at the stripe.
- UT registered a team season high in blocked shots (7).
- Texas posted a 32-7 advantage in bench scoring.
- The Longhorns had 17 assists on 23 field goals made.
- Texas improved to 232-42 at the Frank Erwin Center in the last 17 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 41-16 at home during the Shaka Smart era (4-2 this season).
- The Longhorns held Purdue to 12.5-percent (2-16) shooting from 3-point range in the first half.
- Posted a season-high 22 points (previous: 16 vs. North Carolina on Nov. 22, 2018). His 22 points were just three shy of his career high (25 vs. Nevada on March 16, 2018).
- He also set season highs in field goals made (7-11) and 3-point field goals made (3-5) and tied his season high in free throws made (5-6).
- Set a career high in blocked shots (2)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time this year (9 games) and fifth time in his career (43 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time this year and 20th time in his career
- Set a career high in rebounds (6), previous: 5 vs. West Virginia (March 3, 2018). All six of his rebounds came in the first half.
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the sixth time this year (9 games)
- Set a career high in field goals made (6-6)
- Tied his season high with 3 blocked shots (marked the sixth time he has recorded 3 blocks in a game)
- Set a season high in minutes (23), previous: 14 vs. The Citadel (Nov. 16, 2018)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the second time this year (9 games)
- Tied his season high in points, three-point field goals made (2-4) and minutes (24)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the sixth time this year (8 games) and 52nd time in his career (105 games)
- Tied his career high in blocked shots (2)
Up Next
Texas hosts Grand Canyon on Saturday, Dec. 15. Tip is set for 5 p.m. CT at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
