The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
9-4 (1-0)
Kansas State
10-3 (0-1)
Men's Basketball wins 67-47 at K-State in Big 12 opener
01.03.2019 | Men's Basketball
Jase Febres records a career-high 23 points while hitting 7-of-9 three-pointers.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Sophomore guard Jase Febres recorded a career-high 23 points, including a career-best 7-of-9 from three-point range, to lead The University of Texas Men's Basketball team to a 67-47 win at Kansas State (10-3, 0-1 Big 12) on Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. Texas (9-4, 1-0 Big 12) converted 14-of-27 (.519) from three-point range as a team, including a 9-of-11 (.818) mark in the decisive second half.
The Longhorns assisted on 87 percent (20-23) of their made field goals. This marked UT's highest assist-to-field goal ratio of the season and the third time Texas has recorded at least 20 assists in a game this year.
Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes brought down a career-high 11 rebounds and fell just one point shy of notching his first collegiate double-double. Senior guard Kerwin Roach II scored added 10 points, four assists and three rebounds.
The Longhorns hit four consecutive three-pointers, including a pair by Febres, to build a 19-14 lead at the 9:37 mark of the first half. The UT defense held Kansas State to just three made field goals on its last 17 attempts (17.6 percent shooting over that span) to end the half. A steal and dunk by K-State's Cartier Diarra with just a second left cut the Texas lead to three (25-22) at the break.
Trailing 35-34 with 11:40 remaining in the contest, the Longhorns outscored the Wildcats by a 33-12 margin to close out the victory. Febres hit 5-of-5 from three-point range in the second half.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 67, Kansas State 47
January 2, 2019
Bramlage Coliseum (Manhattan, Kan.)
Attendance: 10,137
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 15-8 all-time in Big 12 Conference openers.
- The 20-point win marked UT's largest margin of victory in a Big 12 road contest in the Shaka Smart era (previous: 12, 62-50 at Oklahoma State on March 4, 2016). It is also the largest margin of victory by the Longhorns in a Big 12 road game since then-No. 3 Texas won 69-49 at No. 16 Texas A&M on Jan. 31, 2011.
- UT improved to 16-21 in the all-time series against K-State.
- The Longhorns have won three of the last five meetings in Manhattan in the series (won in 2015, 2016 and 2019).
- Texas converted 14-of-27 (.519) from 3-point range on the night. The 14 threes marked UT's second-highest total on the year (16 vs. Grand Canyon on Dec. 15). Texas improved to 6-0 this year when making at least 10 three-pointers.
- The Longhorns registered 20 assists on 23 field goals made.
- UT posted a 42-25 scoring margin the second half. The Longhorns converted 60.9-percent (14-23) from the field in the final 20 minutes, including a 9-of-11 (.818) mark from three-point range.
- Texas recorded a 30-6 advantage in bench scoring.
- The Longhorns held K-State to 47 points on 32.7-percent (17-52) FG shooting for the game. This marks the fewest points the Wildcats have scored in the series since a 63-41 Texas home win on Jan. 10, 2001 (span of 27 games).
- Texas limited K-State to just 22 points on 30.0-percent (9-30) FG shooting in the first half.
- Tied his season high in assists (7) while committing just one turnover in 34 minutes
- Set career highs in points (23), field goals made (8-10) and 3-pointers made (7-9)
- His previous career highs were: points (18 at Baylor on Jan. 6, 2018), FG made (7 at Baylor on Jan. 6, 2018) and 3-pointers made (4, four times)
- His 7 three-pointers made marked the most threes hit by a Texas player since Dylan Osetkowski converted 7-of-13 from beyond the arc at Iowa State on Jan. 1, 2018.
- Went 5-of-5 from three-point range in the second half
- Tied the UT record for highest 3-point FG percentage in a half (both overall and Big 12 games). This marked the fifth time a UT player went 5-of-5 from three-point range in a half (Javan Felix, 5-5 in first half at Baylor on Feb. 26, 2014; Avery Bradley, 5-5 in first half vs. Nebraska on Feb. 13, 2010; Kevin Durant, 5-5 in first half at Kansas on March 3, 2007; William Clay, 5-5 in first half vs. Georgia on Nov. 29, 1998).
- It also marked the fourth time a UT player went 5-of-5 from three-point range in a half in Big 12 play (Felix, Bradley and Durant).
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time in his career (44 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the second straight contest, the fourth time this year (13 games) and eighth time in his career
- Set a career high in rebounds (11), previous: 9 vs. North Carolina (Nov. 22, 2018)
- Set a career high in minutes (31), previous: 27 vs. Michigan State (Nov. 23, 2018)
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the first time in his career (13 games)
- Recorded 2 blocks, marking the 12th time in the first 13 contests that he has posted at least a pair of blocked shots
- Had his school-record consecutive field goals made streak snapped at 18 (dating back to the Purdue game) when he missed his first field goal attempt at the 10:16 mark of the first half
- Set his career high in blocks (2) in just 9 minutes of action
- Tied his career high in steals (2)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the ninth time this year (11 games) and 55th time in his career (108 games)
Up Next
Texas returns to Austin for its Big 12 Conference home opener against West Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 5. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
