The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
13-10, 5-5
Baylor
15-7, 6-3
Men's Basketball tops Baylor, 84-72
02.06.2019 | Men's Basketball
Senior guard Kerwin Roach II had a game-high 21 points to pace four Longhorns in double-figure scoring.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior guard Kerwin Roach II scored a game-high 21 points to lead The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (13-10, 5-5 Big 12) to an 84-72 victory against Baylor (15-7, 6-3 Big 12) on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Roach topped the 20-point mark for the third time this season and 10th time in his collegiate career.
Roach converted 7-of-9 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 5-of-8 from the free throw line while adding 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 31 minutes. Sophomore guard Matt Coleman III registered 18 points, hitting 8-of-9 from the charity stripe, and tied a season high with 6 rebounds while adding 5 assists against just 2 turnovers in 38 minutes.
Freshman forward Jaxson Hayes notched 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks. Freshman guard Courtney Ramey tallied 10 points and chipped in 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
Coleman connected on his second 3-point basket of the first half to give Texas a 12-point lead (26-14) at the 8:25 mark. The Longhorns ended the last 3:02 of the first half on an 8-1 run, highlighted by a four-point play by Roach, increasing the margin to 15 (45-30) at halftime.
An 11-2 run by Baylor in the opening minutes of the second half allowed the Bears to trim the lead to single digits (53-45) at the 15:24 mark. Sophomore guard Jase Febres responded by hitting back-to-back threes to push the advantage back to 14 points (59-45) with 13:48 left.
The lead did not dip below double digits in the final 11 minutes. Febres knocked down his third three-pointer of the second half to give Texas its largest lead of the night (72-54) at the 8:18 mark.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 84, Baylor 72
February 6, 2019
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 9,831
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 163-90 all-time against Baylor. UT is 33-18 against the Bears since the formation of the Big 12 Conference (prior to the start of the 1996-97 season). Texas is 89-31 all-time against Baylor in games played in Austin during the series.
- UT snapped a six-game losing streak in the series against Baylor with tonight's victory. Prior to tonight's win, the last Texas victory in the series was a 67-59 win at No. 15/13 Baylor on Feb. 1, 2016.
- The victory also snapped a three-game home losing streak to the Bears. Prior to tonight's win, the last UT home victory in the series came in a 61-59 overtime win against No. 14/16 Baylor on March 2, 2015.
- Texas improved to 238-44 at the Frank Erwin Center in the last 17 seasons. UT is 47-18 at home during the Shaka Smart era (10-4 this year).
- The 84 points marked the highest total by Texas in a Big 12 Conference contest this year (previous: 78 at No. 7/8 Kansas on Jan. 14).
- UT's 55.1-percent (27-49) FG percentage marked its second-highest single-game mark this season (58.7 vs. Grand Canyon on Dec. 15) and its highest in Big 12 play.
- Texas scored 45 points (highest first-half total in Big 12 play this year, previous: 40 at Kansas) while converting 60.9-percent (14-23) from the floor in the opening 20 minutes.
- The Longhorns went 22-of-34 from the free throw line on the night, while Baylor was 9-of-15 at the line.
- Reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the 10th time this season (23 games) and 26th time in his career (57 games)
- Set a season high in free throws made (8-9), previous: 6 vs. Oklahoma (Jan. 19)
- Tied his season high in rebounds (6), also vs. Kansas (Jan. 29)
- Tied his season high in minutes (38), also set twice previously
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 15th time this year (23 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the ninth time this year (23 games)
- Topped the 20-point mark (21 points) for the third time this year (21 games) and 10th time in his career (118 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 18th time this year and 64th time in his career
Up Next
Texas travels to face West Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 9. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
