The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
16-14, 8-9
Texas Tech
25-5, 13-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| Texas Tech | 32 | 38 | 70 |
Men's Basketball falls at No. 8/8 Texas Tech, 70-51
03.04.2019 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard Matt Coleman III paced the Longhorns with a team-high 16 points.
LUBBOCK, Texas — Sophomore guard Matt Coleman III scored a team-high 16 points, but The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (16-14, 8-9 Big 12) fell 70-51 at No. 8/8 Texas Tech (25-5, 13-4 Big 12) on Monday night at the United Supermarkets Arena. Junior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long joined Coleman in double-figure scoring with 11 points.
A jumper by Coleman snapped a Texas scoring drought that lasted over five minutes to pull the Longhorns within 15-11 at the 6:36 mark. Texas Tech responded with a 7-0 spurt that pushed its cushion to 11 points (22-11) with 5:08 remaining. Mitrou-Long drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer to trim the lead to single digits (32-23) at the half.
The Red Raiders opened the second half by converting 3-of-3 from three-point range to increase their lead to 14 (42-28) at the 16:46 mark. The lead grew to 20 points before Dylan Osetkowski knocked down a 3-pointer at the 8:19 mark to cut the margin to 57-40. Texas was unable to get closer than 16 points in the final 6:16 of the game.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#8/8 Texas Tech 70, Texas 51
March 4, 2019
United Supermarkets Arena (Lubbock, Texas)
Attendance: 15,098 (sellout)
Team Notes
- Texas dropped to 86-60 in the all-time series against Texas Tech. UT is 41-11 against the Red Raiders since the Big 12 began in 1996-97. The Longhorns have won 18 of the last 25 and 24 of the last 32 games against Texas Tech.
- The 19-point loss marked the largest margin of defeat by Texas this season (previous: 10, twice).
- Texas set team season lows in points (51), FG made (16), FG percentage (29.6) and assists (3).
- The Longhorns recorded an 11-4 advantage in offensive rebounds.
- Reached double figures in scoring (16 points) for the 14th time this year (30 games) and 30th time in his career (64 games)
- Tied his career high in blocks (2)
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the second straight game and seventh time this year (30 games)
Up Next
Texas returns to Austin to host TCU on Saturday, March 9. Tip is set for 11 a.m. CT at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Fans are encouraged to arrive early, as a brief pre-game Senior Day ceremony will begin at approximately 10:40 a.m. CT.
Head Coach Shaka Smart Post-Game Press Conference Quotes
On Texas Tech's defense ….
"Yeah, a lot of credit to Texas Tech. I mean, they are one of the best, if not the best defensive team, in the country and I though tonight was one of their better defensive nights. When you put those two things together, and I guess the third thing being the good shots that we did create we didn't make enough of them. That is what led to a 20-point margin."
On difficult time getting open looks for Jase Febres…
"We knew that Tech was going to be real lock in on him. I mean the guy made 15 threes' in his last two games. I guess 20 in his last three coming in to tonight, so we knew that that would be a big part in their game plan and they did a really nice job. We did try to do a few things to try to get him loose, but they defended it well. Maybe one of his threes' that he did get up was good quality shot. The other one's he was forcing. He kind of had to because we didn't have a lot of things going on offense."
On Matt Coleman III's shots…
"There were a few forces that were bad shots, but then there were four or five that he missed that were pretty good shots for him. It certainly wasn't his night and it wasn't our night. Tech had everything to do with that. They deserve a ton of credit. They defended like a team that is desperate to win the Big 12. They played like a team that really wanted to win on senior night and for those seniors. I thought that led to them being aggressive on offense too."
On playing and winning Saturday against TCU…
"It is a big game for us. This time of year with where our team is in terms of post season, and finishing the year the right way. Saturday will be our senior day. Tech had theirs tonight and they experienced the way a senior night should be experienced. We need to make sure of it that Dylan (Osetkowski) does as well."
