The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Men's Basketball falls at home to No. 6/7 Kansas, 66-57
01.18.2020 | Men's Basketball
Junior forward Jericho Sims recorded a career-high 20 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior forward Jericho Sims posted a career-high 20 points, but The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) fell 66-57 to No. 6/7 Kansas (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. Tied at 54-54 after a Sims dunk with 4:50 remaining, the Jayhawks outscored the Longhorns 12-3 to close out the contest.
Sims hit a career-best 9-of-14 field goals and added 6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 33 minutes. Junior guard Matt Coleman III contributed 10 points and 3 assists in 29 minutes.
Trailing 17-13 at the 11:38 mark, the Longhorns held Kansas scoreless for a stretch of 6:37 while building a 21-17 lead. Texas increased its advantage to as much as 8 points (30-22) after a Sims put-back at the 1:39 mark, before taking a 31-26 advantage into halftime.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#6/7 Kansas 66, Texas 57
January 18, 2020
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 11,762
Team Notes
- Texas dropped to 6-3 in its last nine home games against AP Top 20 opponents.
- UT fell to 251-48 at the Erwin Center in the last 18 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 60-22 at home during the Shaka Smart era (8-2 in 2019-20).
- The Longhorns posted 16 assists against just 9 turnovers in the contest.
- UT registered a 13-5 advantage in bench scoring.
- The game was tied 54-54 after a Jericho Sims dunk with 4:50 remaining.
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the 12th time this year (17 games) and 45th time in his career (88 games)
- Set a career high in scoring (20 points), previous: 17 vs. West Virginia (March 3, 2018)
- Set a career high in field goals made (9-14), previous: 7 vs. VCU (Dec. 5, 2018)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time this year (17 games) and in his career (86 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 10th time this year and 18th time in his career
