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Men's Basketball falls, 61-58, at Oklahoma State
01.09.2019 | Men's Basketball
Kerwin Roach II paced the Longhorns with a team-high 18 points and 7 rebounds.
STILLWATER, Okla. — Senior guard Kerwin Roach II recorded a team-high 18 points and 7 rebounds, but the University of Texas Men's Basketball team (10-5, 2-1 Big 12) fell 61-58 to Oklahoma State (7-8, 1-2 Big 12) on Tuesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Roach converted 7-of-12 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line in 32 minutes.
Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes registered 13 points, 6 rebounds and tied his career high with 4 blocked shots in 31 minutes. Hayes has posted 8 blocks in his last two contests and has recorded at least 2 blocks in 14 of his first 15 games.
The Cowboys jumped out to a 10-3 lead following a Michael Weathers layup at the 13:44 mark. After a Roach layup trimmed the margin to 15-10 with 9:29 remaining, Oklahoma State used a 12-2 run over the next three minutes to build a 27-12 cushion at the 6:22 mark. The lead increased to as much as 19 points (39-20) following a pair of Lindy Waters free throws with 1:05 left, before a Roach layup brought the Longhorns to within 39-22 at the break.
Trailing 48-32 with 12:42 remaining, the Longhorns went on a 9-0 run to cut the gap to 48-41 after another Roach layup at the 8:27 mark. OSU held a 57-47 cushion following a Weather free throw with 5:15 left, but Texas used an 11-2 spurt to trim the margin to a single point (59-58) after a Matt Coleman III layup with 11 seconds left.
Isaac Likekele hit a pair of free throws to give the Cowboys a 61-58 lead. On UT's final possession, freshman guard Courtney Ramey missed a long-range three-pointer at the buzzer.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Oklahoma State 61, Texas 58
January 8, 2019
Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Okla.)
Attendance: 6,486
Team Notes
- UT dropped to 50-44 in the all-time series against Oklahoma State. Texas has won 16 of the last 26 meetings against the Cowboys. UT is 4-3 against OSU in the Shaka Smart era.
- The Longhorns trailed by as much as 19 points (39-20) at the 1:05 mark of the first half. Texas trimmed the margin to a single point (59-58) with 11 seconds left in the contest.
- UT registered a 36-22 scoring margin in the second half. The Longhorns converted 46.4-percent (13-28) from the floor while limiting OSU to 22.7-percent (5-22) FG shooting in the final 20 minutes.
- Texas posted a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint.
- Posted 4 assists against just 1 turnover in 34 minutes
- Has registered 14 assists against 2 turnovers in his first three Big 12 contests
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the eighth time this year (15 games)
- Tied his career highs in blocked shots (4, also vs. West Virginia on Jan. 5) and minutes (31, also at K-State on Jan. 2)
- Marked the 14th time in the first 15 contests that he has posted at least a pair of blocked shots
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 18 points) for the 10th time this year (13 games) and 56th time in his career (110 games)
Up Next
Texas hosts No. 8/8 Texas Tech on Saturday, Jan. 12. Tip is set for 1 p.m. CT at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network.
