The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
11-8 (3-4)
TCU
14-4 (3-3)
Men's Basketball falls at TCU, 65-61
01.23.2019 | Men's Basketball
Kerwin Roach II paced three Longhorns in double-figure scoring with a team-high 15 points.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Senior guard Kerwin Roach II recorded a team-high 15 points, but The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (11-8, 3-4 Big 12) fell 65-61 to TCU (14-5, 3-3 Big 12) on Wednesday night at Schollmaier Arena. Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes added 10 points, 6 boards and tied a career high with 5 blocks, while freshman guard Courtney Ramey added 10 points, 5 assists and a career-high 3 steals.
A Ramey three-pointer capped an 8-0 spurt, as Texas took a 20-17 lead at the 9:47 mark. UT committed six turnovers over the span of eight possessions, allowing TCU to take a one-point advantage (28-27) with 3:16 left. TCU's Kouat Noi had a follow dunk with 12 seconds left to give the Horned Frogs a four-point cushion (35-31) at the half.
Kevin Samuel accounted for six straight points for TCU to increase its lead to seven (43-36) at the 17:02 mark. TCU led by as many as 12 points in the second half (48-36), but the Longhorns utilized a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to just five (48-43) with 11:01 remaining.
Sophomore guard Jase Febres converted a jumper and a three-pointer on back-to-back possessions to trim TCU's lead to three (62-59) with 2:57 left. A steal by Elijah Mitrou-Long led to a Hayes layup, but UT still trailed 64-61 with 22 seconds left. Mitrou-Long could not connect on a game-tying three-pointer with three seconds left.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
TCU 65, Texas 61
January 23, 2019
Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Attendance: 7,099
Team Notes
- Texas fell to 108-67 against TCU in the all-time series. UT has won 13 of the last 18 and 17 of the last 23 meetings.
- The Longhorns posted a 14-9 advantage in bench scoring.
- UT's four Big 12 losses have come by a total of 15 points. Texas is 4-7 in contests decided by 6 points or less.
- Tied his career high in steals (4), also set vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 26, 2017)
- Tied his career high in rebounds (6), also set vs. Purdue (Dec. 9, 2018)
- Tied his career high in blocked shots (5), also set vs. Oklahoma (Jan. 19) in previous game
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the 11th time this year (19 games)
- Set a career high in minutes (32), previous: 31 at K-State (Jan. 2)
- Reached double figures in rebounds (10) for the seventh time this season (19 games) and 12th time in his UT career (53 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the seventh time this year (19 games)
- Set a career high in steals (3), previous: 2, twice
- Set a career high in minutes (31), previous: 26 vs. UTA (Dec. 28)
- Reached double figures in scoring (game-high 15 points) for the 14th time this year (17 games) and 60th time in his career (114 games)
- Moved into sole possession of 23rd place on UT's all-time scoring list (1,200 points)
Up Next
Texas hits the road to face Georgia on Saturday, Jan. 26 as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge presented by Continental. Tip is set for 1 p.m. CT at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
