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Men's Basketball tops Texas A&M, 60-50
12.08.2019 | Men's Basketball
Junior guard Jase Febres dropped a season-high 17 points to pace the Longhorns to the victory in Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Junior guard Jase Febres posted a season-high 17 points to lead The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (8-1) to a 60-50 victory against Texas A&M (3-5) on Sunday afternoon at Dickies Arena. UT's 8-1 record is the best 9-game start in the Shaka Smart era.
Febres tied a season high by converting four 3-pointers in 35 minutes. Redshirt sophomore guard Andrew Jones, playing close to his hometown of Irving, joined Febres in double figures with 12 points and added five assists. Sophomore guard Courtney Ramey tallied a season-high 7 assists in 35 minutes.
Texas recorded a team season-high 19 assists on its 23 field goals made. The Longhorns limited the Aggies to 17 first-half points and 50 points total in the contest while tying a season high in turnovers forced (21).
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Lone Star Showdown
Texas 60, Texas A&M 50
December 8, 2019
Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Attendance: 9,136
Team Notes
- This marks the best 9-game start (8-1) in the Shaka Smart era at Texas. UT posted a 6-3 mark in 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2018-19. It's the best 9-game start by the Longhorns since UT went 8-1 in 2014-15.
- UT improved to 138-86 in the all-time series against Texas A&M. This marked the first meeting between the two rivals since Nov. 25, 2015.
- Texas has now won six of the last seven and 43 of the last 53 meetings between the two schools dating back to the start of the 1989-90 season.
- The Longhorns limited Texas A&M to 50 points while limiting the Aggies to 3-of-11 (.273) shooting from beyond the arc for the contest.
- Texas registered a season-high 19 assists on its 23 field goals made (previous high: 18 at Purdue on Nov. 9).
- UT tied a team season high in turnovers forced (21), also forced 21 vs. Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15).
- Texas recorded 10 steals, one shy of its season high (11, twice). This marked the third time in UT's first nine contests that the Longhorns have posted double digits in steals.
- The Longhorns held Texas A&M to 17 points while limiting the Aggies to 1-of-6 (.167) shooting from three-point range and forcing 11 turnovers in the first half.
- Texas had 10 assists on its 11 made field goals made in the opening 20 minutes.
- UT led by as much as 16 points (56-40) with 2:43 remaining in the contest.
- Set season highs in scoring (team-high 17 points) and field goals made (6-13)
- Tied his season highs in three-point field goals made (4-11) and assists (2)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time this year (9 games) and 22nd time in his career (77 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the sixth time this year (9 games) and 35th time in his career (54 games)
- Set a season high in assists (5) and tied his season high in steals (2) while committing just one turnover in 24 minutes
- Tied his career high in blocks (2)
- Set a season high in assists (7), previous: 5 vs. Georgetown (Nov. 21)
