The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
15-11, 7-6
Oklahoma State
9-16, 2-10
Men's Basketball defeats Oklahoma State, 69-57
02.16.2019 | Men's Basketball
Senior guard Kerwin Roach II recorded a team-high 16 points to pace three Longhorns in double-figure scoring.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior guard Kerwin Roach II scored a team-high 16 points to lead The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (15-11, 7-6 Big 12) to a 69-57 victory over Oklahoma State (9-16, 2-10 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. Roach converted 6-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line while adding 3 assists and 2 steals in 34 minutes.
Senior forward Dylan Osetkowski scored 14 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting from the floor, including a 3-of-3 clip from long range, in 26 minutes. Sophomore guard Matt Coleman III tallied 10 points, hitting 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
Oklahoma State took a 12-5 lead after a Thomas Dziagwa three-pointer with 13:58 left. Coleman then knocked down a pair of free throws to cap a 10-0 spurt by the Longhorns to give Texas a three-point lead (15-12) at the 11:05 mark. Osetkowski accounted for six straight points to push UT's advantage to five (27-22) with 5:30 remaining. Roach connected on a three-pointer with one second left to give the Longhorns a 38-27 lead at the half.
The Cowboys used a 9-0 run to cut Texas' lead to four (42-38) at the 14:33 mark. The Longhorns responded with a 7-0 spurt, capped by a three-point play by Courtney Ramey, to extend UT's lead back to 11 (49-38) with 12:51 remaining.
Two made field goals on consecutive possessions by Oklahoma State pulled the Cowboys within six (53-47) at the 8:54 mark. Royce Hamm Jr. converted a put-back that put Texas up by 12 (63-51) with 5:21 left. OSU was unable to trim the lead to single digits over the remainder of the game.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 69, Oklahoma State 57
February 16, 2019
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,406
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 51-44 against OSU in the all-time series. The Longhorns are 30-13 against Oklahoma State in games played in Austin. Texas has won 13 of the last 15 meetings at home against the Cowboys.
- The Longhorns improved to 239-45 at the Frank Erwin Center in the last 17 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 48-19 at home during the Shaka Smart era (11-5 this year).
- UT registered its fifth double-digit victory in Big 12 Conference play this year. The Longhorns' seven league wins have come by an average of +12.3 ppg.
- The Longhorns went 16-of-18 (.889) from the free throw line on the afternoon. Oklahoma State hit just 9-of-18 (.500) from the line.
- UT recorded a 16-2 advantage in bench scoring and a 32-20 margin in points-in-the-paint.
- Texas held Oklahoma State to 27 points on 35.7-percent FG shooting (10-28), including a 26.7-percent (4-15) mark from three-point range, in the first half.
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the 11th time this year (26 games) and 27th time in his career (60 games)
- His 3 assists (0 turnovers) marked his highest number of assists since he had 4 vs. Providence (Dec. 21)
- His 24 minutes played marked his highest number of minutes played since he had 25 at Oklahoma State (Jan. 8)
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 13th time this season (26 games) and 38th time in his UT career (60 games)
- Set a season high in 3-pointers made (3-3), previous: 2, four times
- Did not miss a shot attempt of any kind during the win (5-5 FG, including 3-3 three-point FG, 1-1 FT)
- Set his career high in rebounds (7), previous: 6, three times
- Reached double figures in scoring (16 points) for the 12th straight game, 21st time this year (24 games) and 67th time in his career (121 games)
Up Next
Texas has a mid-week bye before traveling to face Oklahoma on Saturday, Feb. 23. Tip is set for 11 a.m. CT at the Lloyd Noble Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
