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24-6, 13-4
Men's Basketball falls at No. 6/6 Kansas, 80-70
02.26.2018 | Men's Basketball
Junior guard Kerwin Roach II paced the Longhorns with 18 points.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Five Longhorns scored in double figures, but Texas Men's Basketball fell to No. 6/6 Kansas 80-70 on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
Roach II led Texas with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field and matched a career high with eight assists in 38 minutes. Sophomore guard Jacob Young also matched a career high with 14 points off the bench on 6-of-13 shooting and brought down five rebounds, two assists and a career-high three steals in a career-best 36 minutes.
Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski recorded 13 points and five boards, and freshman forward Jericho Sims connected on 6-of-9 shooting from the field for 12 points to go along with his team-high eight rebounds. Freshman point guard Matt Coleman rounded out the double-figure scoring for Texas with 11 points in 28 minutes.
The Longhorns finished 29-of-68 from the field and knocked down nine 3-pointers, while the UT defense turned the Jayhawks over 13 times.
Texas grabbed a 13-11 lead after a 3-pointer from Roach II at the 14:20 mark, but Kansas used a 16-0 run over a 4:28 stretch to build a 27-13 advantage with 9:25 remaining in the half. UT responded with its own 10-2 run to pull within 29-23 at the 5:42 mark.
The Longhorns trailed by double digits (35-23) with 4:21 to play in the half after KU recorded six straight points. Young finished a layup in the open court with two seconds remaining, but Kansas connected on 4-of-5 field goals over the final 3:16 of the opening half as Texas headed to the break trailing 45-32.
Roach II paced the Longhorns with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the opening 20 minutes. Sims added six points and four boards in 18 minutes.
Young trimmed the deficit to 51-45 after knocking down a 3-pointer, but the Jayhawks recorded five straight to extend their advantage back to 11 (56-45) with 13:59 remaining.
After Texas cut the margin to eight (62-54), Kansas answered with a 7-0 run to extend its cushion to 69-54 at the 7:38 mark. Coleman connected from deep and Young finished a layup with 1:20 remaining to pull within seven (77-70), but KU recorded the final three points of the contest.
The Longhorns return to the Erwin Center to face No. 20/19 West Virginia on Saturday, March 3. Tip is set for 11 a.m. Central, and the contest will be televised on ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#6/6 Kansas 80, Texas 70
February 26, 2018
Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence, Kansas)
Attendance: 16,300 (sellout)
Team Notes
- Texas dropped to 8-31 all-time against the Jayhawks in the series between the two schools.
- The Longhorns concluded the 2017-18 regular season with a 4-7 record in true road contests.
- UT posted a 15-8 advantage in second-chance points.
- Five Longhorns (Coleman, Osetkowski, Roach II, Sims and Young) reached double figures in scoring.
- Did not play (left toe injury)
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the 13th time this season (30 games)
- Tied a career high in three-point field goals made (3-5) – also had 3 twice previously
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 23rd time this season (30 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 18 points) for the 18th time this year (28 games) and 44th time in his career (93 games)
- His 8 assists were a season high and tied his career high (also had 8 vs. Oklahoma on Jan. 23, 2017)
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the second straight game and third time this season (30 games)
- Tied his career high in field goals made (6-9) – also had 6 vs. TCU on Jan. 10
- His 8 rebounds were one shy of his season high (9 at Oklahoma State on Jan. 13)
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the second straight game and fifth time this year (26 games) and eighth time in his career (59 games)
- His 14 points tied his career high (also had 14 at Texas Tech on March 1, 2017)
- Set a career high in field goals made (6-13) – previous was 5 at Texas Tech on March 1, 2017
- Set career highs in steals (3) and minutes (36) – previous high in steals was 2 (twice) and minutes was 32 (vs. Incarnate Word on Nov. 11, 2016)
- His 5 rebounds tied his career high (also had 5 vs. Tennessee State on Dec. 18, 2017)
