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University of Texas
15-12 (7-7)
Oklahoma
17-10 (5-9)
Men's Basketball falls at Oklahoma, 69-67
02.23.2019 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard Jase Febres posts a team-high 15 points to lead five Longhorns in double-figure scoring.
NORMAN, Okla. — Sophomore guard Jase Febres scored a team-high 15 points, but The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (15-12, 7-7 Big 12) fell 69-67 at Oklahoma (17-10, 5-9 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center. Febres converted 5-of-15 from three-point range while adding 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a career-high 35 minutes.
Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor and registered a career-high 6 blocks and 6 rebounds. Senior forward Dylan Osetkowski tallied 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, while freshman guard Courtney Ramey and sophomore guard Matt Coleman III each contributed 11 points.
OU hit 4-of-5 from three-point range to start the contest and built a nine-point advantage (24-15) at the 11:00 mark. OU outscored the Longhorns 10-3 over the last 6:15 of the first half to take a 42-28 lead into the locker room. The Sooners converted 56.7-percent (17-30) from the floor, including 6-of-9 from three-point range, in the first half.
After trailing by as many as 17 (50-33) with 16:21 remaining, a 7-0 spurt by the Longhorns trimmed the margin to 10 (50-40) at the 12:56 mark. Made field goals by Coleman and Hayes on consecutive possessions allowed Texas to cut OU's lead to six (63-57) with 5:29 left.
Febres connected on a three-pointer to pull the Longhorns within three (67-64) at the 2:52 mark. OU's Kristian Doolittle hit a jumper to push Oklahoma's cushion back to five (69-64), but Febres countered with his fifth 3-pointer of the afternoon to cut the lead to two (69-67) with 53 seconds left.
The Longhorns had an opportunity to tie or win the game after a missed Doolittle free throw with 5.7 seconds left. However, Coleman's three-point attempt was blocked by Jamal Bieniemy.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Oklahoma 69, Texas 67
February 23, 2019
Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.)
Attendance: 9,116
Team Notes
- Texas had its three-game winning streak against the Sooners snapped with the defeat.
- UT's seven Big 12 losses have come by a combined total of 29 points (4.1 ppg).
- Texas' six road losses have come by a total of 26 points (4.3 ppg). UT's five Big 12 road defeats have come by a combined total of 16 points (3.2 ppg).
- UT dropped to 3-5 this year in games decided by 3 points or less.
- The Longhorns trailed by as much as 17 points (50-33) at the 16:21 mark of the second half.
- Texas faced a 10-point deficit (63-53) at the 6:27 mark, before cutting the margin to two points (69-67) with 53 seconds left.
- UT outscored the Sooners by a 39-27 margin in the second half.
- The Longhorns converted 47.1-percent (16-34) from the floor in the final 20 minutes while limiting OU to 39.3-percent (11-28) FG shooting, including an 0-of-5 mark from three-point range.
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the 12th time this year (27 games) and 28th time in his career (61 games)
- Tied his season high in minutes (38)
- Posted 5 assists against 2 turnovers, marking the fifth time in the last six games that he has recorded at least 5 assists
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the ninth time this year (27 games) and 13th time in his career (58 games)
- Set a UT individual season high with 15 three-point field goal attempts
- Set a career high in minutes (35) and tied his career high in assists (3)
- His 5 rebounds were one shy of his career high (6, twice)
- Recorded 4 rebounds (one shy of his career high) in 11 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 16th time this year (27 games)
- Set a career high in blocks (6), previous: 5, twice
- Tied his career high in minutes (32)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 14th time this season (27 games) and 39th time in his UT career (61 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the fourth time in the last five contests and 12th time this year (27 games)
Up Next
Texas heads up I-35 to face Baylor in Waco on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
