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Men's Basketball edged 80-78 at No. 7/8 Kansas
01.15.2019 | Men's Basketball
Matt Coleman III paced five Longhorns in double-figure scoring with 16 points and a season-high 8 assists without a turnover.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Sophomore point guard Matt Coleman III recorded a team-high 16 points, but The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (10-7, 2-3 Big 12) fell 80-78 to No. 7/8 Kansas (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Coleman hit 7-of-12 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, and added a season-high 8 assists without a turnover and 4 rebounds.
Senior forward Dylan Osetkowski registered 11 points and 9 rebounds, while freshman guard Courtney Ramey posted 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists without a turnover. Senior guard Kerwin Roach tallied 13 points and 4 assists, while sophomore guard Jase Febres contributed 12 points while hitting 4-of-11 from three-point range.
Kansas jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the opening two minutes, before UT answered with an Osetkowski dunk and a Coleman three-pointer to trim the margin to 8-5 at the 17:02 mark. Trailing 29-24 with 5:58 remaining, Febres and junior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long hit back-to-back threes to give the Longhorns their first lead of the contest (30-29) at the 4:12 mark.
The Longhorns increased their cushion to 40-35 following a Roach layup with 30 seconds left, but Kansas closed the half with a Lagerald Vick three-pointer to cut the deficit to 40-38 entering the break. UT converted 8-of-19 (42.1-percent) from three-point range in the opening half.
Kansas scored the first seven points of the second half to grab a 45-40 lead following a Devon Dotson free throw at the 18:19 mark. The Jayhawks built their cushion to as much as 10 points (69-59) with 5:01 remaining, Texas responded with a 14-4 over the next two-and-a-half minutes and tied the contest at 73-73 on a Febres three-pointer at the 2:26 mark.
Trailing 79-75 following a Dedric Lawson free throw with 13 seconds left, Ramey knocked down a three-pointer to pull UT within 79-78 with 9 seconds remaining. KU's Marcus Garrett knocked down 1-of-2 free throws with 5 seconds left, and Febres missed a contested three-pointer on Texas' final possession.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
No. 7/8 Kansas 80, Texas 78
January 14, 2019
Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence, Kan.)
Attendance: 16,300 (sellout)
Team Notes
- UT's two-point loss marked the closest margin of victory by Kansas in the series in games played in Lawrence since the Longhorns posted a 74-63 win in the 2010-11 season.
- Texas lost for the first time this season (6-1) when hitting at least 10 three-point field goals (13-34).
- UT posted a 38-31 rebound margin, including a 14-6 edge on the offensive glass.
- The Longhorns recorded a 24-6 edge in bench scoring and a 17-2 advantage in second-chance points.
- Texas went 7-of-7 (1.000) from the free throw line. It marked the first time the Longhorns were perfect as a team from the line since Texas went 12-of-12 vs. UAB on Dec. 21, 2016.
- UT posted 19 assists against just 6 turnovers on the night. This marked UT's best assist-to-turnover margin (+13) of the season, previous: +11 (18-7 vs. The Citadel on Nov. 16).
- Reached double figures in scoring (16 points) for the seventh time this year (17 games) and 23rd time in his career (51 games)
- Posted a season-high 8 assists without a turnover, previous: 7, twice
- Has registered 27 assists against just 3 turnovers in his first five Big 12 contests
- Tied his season highs in field goals made (7-12) and rebounds (4)
- Set a season high in minutes (38), previous: 37 vs. Radford on Nov. 30
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the sixth time this year (17 games) and 10th time in his career (48 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the ninth time this year (17 games) and 34th time in his UT career (51 games)
- Pulled down 9 rebounds (4 offensive) and came within one rebound of recording his fifth double-double of the season
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the sixth time this year (17 games)
- Tied his season high in rebounds (6), also set vs. UTA on Dec. 28
- Added 5 assists without a turnover
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 12th time this year (15 games) and 58th time in his career (112 games)
- Moved into sole possession of 27th place on UT's all-time scoring list (1,162 points)
- His 7 rebounds (4 offensive) were one shy of his season high (8 vs. Radford on Nov. 30)
- His 12 minutes played were the most since he tallied 20 vs. Grand Canyon (Dec. 15)
Up Next
Texas hosts No. 20/19 Oklahoma on Saturday, Jan. 19. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network.
