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Men's Basketball falls at Kansas State, 58-48
02.21.2018 | Men's Basketball
Freshman guard Matt Coleman paced the Longhorns with 14 points.
MANHATTAN, Kansas – Freshman point guard Matt Coleman led the Longhorns with 14 points, but Texas Men's Basketball fell to Kansas State on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum, 58-48.
Coleman was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line and dished out a pair of assists in 35 minutes, while junior forward Dylan Osetkowski posted his third double-double of the season with 10 points and a team-high 10 boards in 34 minutes. Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba contributed nine points, including a 5-of-7 mark from the free throw line, to go along with six rebounds.
Texas held K-State to 23.1-percent (3-of-13) shooting from the three-point line and forced 12 Wildcat turnovers. The Longhorns suffered through a tough offensive showing, converting a season-low 28.6-percent (16-of-56) from the floor, including a 2-of-18 (.111) from three-point range.
UT and Kansas State were tied (7-7) after a Coleman jumper with 16:13 to play in the first half. Texas held K-State without a field goal for an 8:32 stretch as a 6-0 run put the Longhorns on top 16-11 with nine minutes remaining in the opening half.
Back-to-back Wildcat layups gave Kansas State a one-point lead (19-18), but Bamba completed a traditional three-point play on the opposite end to regain a two-point advantage (21-19) for Texas with 5:28 to play. K-State led 25-21 with 1:27 remaining after a four-minute scoring drought for the Longhorns. UT held Kansas State without a field goal over the final 4:36, and junior Kerwin Roach II connected on two free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining as the Longhorns headed to the break even with K-State, 25-25.
Osetkowski paced Texas in the first half with seven points and four rebounds in 17 minutes. Coleman added six points on 3-of-5 shooting, along with two boards and an assist. The Longhorns forced Kansas State into 8-of-28 (29%) shooting from the field, including just 25 percent (2-of-8) from behind the arc. The UT defense did not allow a fast-break point in the opening 20 minutes.
The Wildcats recorded six straight points to open up a 31-27 lead early in the second half. Texas trailed 33-29 after seven minutes without a field goal, but a Jericho Sims bucket and Roach II 3-pointer pulled UT within one (35-34) with 10:06 remaining.
The Longhorns grabbed a 42-40 lead with 5:37 to play in regulation after four straight free throws from Coleman and a Roach lob to Bamba for an alley-oop. K-State built a 55-46 cushion with 1:21 remaining after a 13-2 run over a 3:28 stretch to seal the win.
The Longhorns return to the Erwin Center to host Oklahoma State on Saturday, Feb. 24. Tip is set for 1 p.m. Central, and the contest will be nationally televised on Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Kansas State 58, Texas 48
February 21, 2018
Bramlage Coliseum (Manhattan, Kansas)
Attendance: 8,623
Team Notes
- Texas fell to 15-21 all-time against Kansas State in the series between the two schools.
- UT set team season lows in field goals made (16), three-pointers made (2), field goal percentage (.286), three-point FG percentage (.111) and assists (5).
- Texas held the Wildcats to 25 points on 29% (8-28) FG shooting, including a 25% (2-8) mark from three-point range in the first half.
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 14 points) for the 12th time this season (28 games)
- Recorded his third double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) of the season (28 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 21st time this season
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the fourth time this year
POSTGAME QUOTES
Kansas State Head Coach Bruce Weber
On the stretch run…
"At the under-five minute timeout, I told the team we have to defend, you know we did a good job defensively. We really did a good job getting easy baskets, and we outrebounded a team who is a really good rebounding team. Barry (Brown) made some plays, you have to make plays down the stretch. That was a good team, we had to be prepared for a grind out game."
On the noise of the NCAA tournament and staying focused…
"I told the coaches today during our staff meeting that we have to stay focused, but they started talking about it and I got nervous. I just wanted to go out and prepare and win. I told the kids that we cannot let all the noise affect us. You have to worry about being prepared and playing with poise and playing with confidence and find a way to win and that's what they did tonight."
On Xavier Sneed and his 13 rebounds…
"He led us on the play hard chart, and he got some good looks, but missed some shots, and I told him, Xavier you keep guarding, and keep rebounding. We talked in the locker room about mental toughness and maturity and doing the things that may not be the best for you, but are the best for the team."
On the upcoming game against Oklahoma…
"Saturday, we have Oklahoma, and they are trying to survive. We have to go up there and have an understanding of what we need to do."
Sophomore Forward Xavier Sneed
On his rebounding and defense…
"I take big pride in defense. Everybody does on our team. That is just what we key in on, just stopping our opponent and not letting them score. That is a big factor for me and the team, as well."
On his big offensive rebound late in the game…
"I just saw an opening. Coach is always telling me to crash and people did not box me out. I just got the rebound and pushed it out in a key moment. That is another extra possession and it did us really well."
On Barry Brown…
"This is big time for him and for the team, as well. We all have confidence in him just to keep playing and keep doing the right things on the court. He is a big time player and one of the best players in the league, in my opinion. It is something that we expect out of him."
Junior Guard Barry Brown, Jr.
On his scoring outburst late…
"My teammates were telling me to stay confident and stay in attack mode. I know Coach BK [Brad Korn] and Weber have been telling me to stay in attack mode on defense and on offense. I just stayed in attack mode throughout the game."
On attacking Mo Bamba inside…
"When you have someone like that, who blocks a lot of shots, it is the dump off play for the big man. That might have made me drive a little bit more just knowing he is going to help up to try and block a shot because he wants that stat."
Texas Head Coach Shaka Smart
On poor second-half shooting…
"It is tough to win that way. Our guys put us in position we were up 44-42 with a little over 5 minutes left. As much toughness and grit we had defensively at times we did not so that same toughness offensively. Kansas State does a really good job of making it hard on you so you have to be tough minded. You have to cut and screen extremely hard. Also you have to use screens extremely hard. Then at the end of the clock you have to go make a play. We did not do any of those things tonight"
On Barry Brown…
"He was great down the stretch. Our guys had done a nice job on him for about 35 minutes. He did what veterans that are good leaders do. At the end of the game it did not matter that he put up big numbers to that point. He showed that he was going to go make a play for his team."
On offensive droughts…
"It is very tough. When you are in the position that we were in up two coming out of a timeout. We have to play better defense down the stretch but you also have to score. It is going to be tough to pitch a shutout over five minutes. We were not tough minded offensively and Kansas State deserves a lot of credit because they took us out of a lot of stuff we were trying to do. We have to be tougher. We have to be more assertive and aggressive."
On NCAA tournament hopes…
"It puts us in a position where we have to give everything we have to win our next game. When you lose a game like we lost tonight the urgency could not be any higher."
