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Men's Basketball falls to Baylor in double overtime, 74-73
02.12.2018 | Men's Basketball
Freshman Mohamed Bamba led the Longhorns with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks.
AUSTIN, Texas –– Four Longhorns scored in double-digits, but Texas Men's Basketball fell in a double-overtime thriller to Baylor on Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center, 74-73. The contest marks the sixth overtime game for Texas this season, which matches a school record for most overtime games in a season.
Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba led the Longhorns with 16 points and 16 boards for his 13th double-double of season and added four blocks in a career-high 45 minutes. Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski contributed 15 points and six rebounds in 44 minutes.
Freshman guard Matt Coleman and junior guard Kerwin Roach II added 15 points each. Coleman was 4-of-4 from the free-throw line and dished out three assists, while Roach II led UT with four assists and three steals.
The Longhorns matched a season low with five turnovers and turned Baylor over 13 times, converting them into 17 points. Texas was 18-of-22 from the charity stripe, and the UT defense forced BU into 26.7 percent (4-of-15) shooting from beyond the arc.
The Longhorns were held scoreless for a 3:05 stretch as Baylor built an early seven point (11-4) advantage with 10:53 remaining. UT utilized a 12-0 run to take its first lead (18-15) of the contest with 4:46 to play in the opening half. The Bears regained the lead after back-to-back threes gave Baylor a 23-20 cushion at the 2:21 mark. Coleman connected on a jumper with 57 seconds left, and Texas headed to the break trailing by three (25-22).
Coleman paced the Longhorns in the opening 20 minutes with six points, while Bamba added four points and brought down eight boards in 15 minutes. Texas turned the Bears over seven times and converted them into nine points.
The Longhorns trailed 31-27 after a putback from Osetkowski at the 14:46 mark in the second half. Terry Maston recorded eight straight points as Baylor built a 37-29 lead with 12:40 to play. Texas cut the deficit to two (39-37) at the 10:03 mark after an 8-2 run over a 2:25 stretch. A corner three from the Bears with 6:15 remaining extended the Baylor lead to 47-41.
Osetkowski connected on a hook shot at the 1:53 mark to bring the Longhorns within two points at 51-49. Baylor finished a layup on the opposite end, but Coleman answered with a runner with 25 seconds as UT trailed, 55-54. Texas was forced to foul after a Baylor inbounds pass, and the Bears converted just 1-of-2 from the charity stripe. Coleman hit two free throws with 12 seconds after being fouled while driving in the lane to even the contest at 56-56. Baylor missed a shot at the buzzer to send the contest into overtime.
A 2:35 scoring drought for the Longhorns allowed Baylor to build a four-point advantage with 1:15 to play in the extra period. Bamba connected twice at the charity stripe, but Manu Lecomte knocked down a jumper on the opposite end for Baylor as the shot clock expired. A pair of Coleman free throws trimmed the deficit to 64-62, and the Texas defense forced a shot clock violation on the next Baylor possession with seven seconds remaining. Roach II tied up the contest at the charity stripe with two free throws, and the Bears again missed a shot at the buzzer as the contest headed to double overtime.
A Davis Jr. corner three at the 1:52 mark put the Longhorns on top, 71-70, but Baylor answered with a jumper on its next possession. Texas forced another shot-clock violation with 28 seconds to go, leading to a Roach basket with 20 seconds left to give UT a 73-72 lead. A Baylor putback dunk by Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. with six seconds proved to be the game winner as Texas fell, 74-73.
The Longhorns head to Norman, Oklahoma to face No. 23/23 Oklahoma on Saturday, Feb. 17. Tip is set for 11 a.m. Central at the Lloyd Noble Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Baylor 74, Texas 73 (2 OT)
February 12, 2018
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 9,204
Team Notes
- This marked the sixth overtime game of the season for the Longhorns. This tied a school record for most overtime games played in a year (6 in 2012-13).
- Texas fell to 2-4 in overtime contests this season. The Longhorns dropped to 50-54 all-time in overtime games.
- This marked the second double-overtime game of the year for Texas. The Longhorns previously defeated No. 16/16 TCU on Jan. 10 in Austin. UT dropped to 9-4 all-time in double-overtime contests.
- The Longhorns dropped to 7-5 all-time in overtime games against Baylor, including a 5-2 mark in home overtime contests against the Bears.
- Texas fell to 162-90 all-time against Baylor, including an 88-31 mark in games played in Austin.
- UT fell to 498-123 all-time in games at the Erwin Center. Texas dropped to 226-40 at the Erwin Center in the last 16 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 35-14 at home during the Shaka Smart era (11-4 this season).
- Texas dropped back-to-back home games for the first time this season.
- Five Texas players saw at least 43 minutes of action in the contest (Bamba 45, Osetkowski/Coleman/Davis Jr. 44 each, Roach II 43). UT only had seven players see game action in the double-overtime contest.
- Texas tied a season low with just 5 turnovers in the double-overtime contest (5 vs. Northwestern State on Nov. 10 in the season opener).
- UT converted 18-of-22 (.818) from the free throw line, while Baylor hit 8-of-11 (.727) from the line.
- Texas posted a 17-8 advantage in points off turnovers in the contest.
- Registered his 13th double-double (16 points, 16 rebounds) of the year (25 games)
- Posted his eighth double-double in Big 12 Conference play (13 games)
- Set a career high in minutes played (45) – previous: 38 at Iowa State on Jan. 1
- Tied his career high in rebounds (16 at Iowa State on Jan. 1)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 20th time this season
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the 17th time this year
- Posted 4 blocked shots and has recorded at least 4 blocks in 19 of his first 25 contests
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the 10th time this season (26 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the 19th time this season (26 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the 15th time this season (24 games) and 41st time in his career (89 games)
POSTGAME QUOTES
TEXAS
Head Coach Shaka Smart
On the team's performance plateauing over the last few games: The bottom line is we came up short. You have to give our opponents credit. You take it game by game in terms of what we could have done better. Tonight, on the offensive end, we got off to a slow start, in both the first and second half. When we got our guys attacking midway through the second half, we were able to get downhill and get some good open looks. Give our guys credit for making the free throws that they made, especially during clutch situations. Obviously, the two misses from Eric [Davis Jr.] hurt, but we'll take going 18-22 from the free throw line. Defensively, we struggled on Saturday against TCU. We didn't have the same toughness and fight and TCU had a lot to do with that with the way they shot the ball. Tonight, I thought our first-half defense was really good. We just didn't do a good job with Terry Maston. He had a phenomenal game. A couple of those baskets were a result of trying to take away [Manu] Lecomte, but you have to take away both. Then there were a couple of situations at the end of the game when we couldn't get a stop. During the Kansas State game, we didn't come out with the energy we needed to have. We've played a few games now in the course of five or six days and sometimes one game can affect the next. As players and coaches, you try to make sure that doesn't happen. We have a lot of guys that are trying to figure it out. D.O. [Dylan Osetkowski] and Snoop [Kerwin Roach II] were much better tonight than they were the last couple of games. Snoop really battled and fought. That's the Snoop that's been a really good player earlier this year. You mentioned plateauing. I think the team can still get better. This league is very unforgiving. Nobody is going to feel sorry for you. Baylor came in here on a three-game win streak and they were aggressive. Their players made big plays down the stretch. They just made one more play than us.
On the speaking to the team after the game: Our guys always listen after the game and look you in the eye. They're really, really upset and some of those guys are really angry, because it was a game that they really put their egos aside and really came together in terms of attacking and hanging in there together. But obviously, we came up one stop short or one basket short depending on how you're looking at it. The guys are really upset.
On Texas' shooting starting the game and the second half: It's hard. It makes it tough. With that being said, particularly in the first half, they didn't let it get them down at all. There's some good looks that we didn't make. I thought that we got the ball inside. That happened for the majority of the game, but [Jo] Lual-Acuil [Jr.] is a good player, a good defender. A slow start makes it tough, but our guys battled, forced overtime and took a lead. When we had the lead, we just were unable to stop them.
BAYLOR
Head Coach Scott Drew
Opening Statement: Well first and foremost, I've been on the other side of a game like this. My hat goes off to Texas, because I know they played extremely hard. They really battled and made some huge free throws. It was a great game for TV. It's just another Big 12 game and sometimes you get one more possession, so they're a heck of a team. We're very blessed to get the win. As far as our guys, really proud of how they were able to keep battling and keep fighting. We had to deal with some foul trouble, and we had different people step up tonight.
On Lual-Acuil's reaction to Bamba: You have two great competitors. It's not often you see other 7-footers. So when you see someone with that size and might and talent, you are excited to play. I thought after he (Lual-Acuil) subbed out the first time, he really calmed down and did a great job. He led the team all game long. Even when he took a bad shot or turned it over, he was the first one to say "my bad guys, I'll get it right." So just really proud of his leadership and I thought after the 2-for-7 start he really calmed down and was much more efficient.
Senior Forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.
On Bamba: He's a great player, but I'm fired up to play every game. We are 5-7 in conference and our goal is to be over .500 and win as many games as we can to make the tournament. Well now we are 6-7, but the biggest thing for us is trying to string together as many wins as we can. He is a great player. He's a competitor. As a basketball player playing at the highest level, I think everyone is motivated to win.
On winning a big game like this: It was great. The team is really staying together and everybody is feeding off each other. It really takes a great team to win on the road in double overtime like we did, especially off an offensive rebound. It just shows how much toughness we have and grit. I'm just proud of the team.
Senior Forward Terry Maston
On this win over Texas: I think we are really turning it around in conference after the first half. We are just clicking right now on offense and defense. Our zone has been really tough and Manu [Lecomte] is really leading us. He's hitting big shots. Jo [Lual-Acuil Jr.] is getting big rebounds. Everybody is just really playing well. I think that is what is helping us the most.
