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Men's Basketball wins 62-61 at TCU
01.29.2020 | Men's Basketball
Febres posts a team-high 15 points while hitting 5-of-7 three-pointers.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Junior guard Jase Febres registered a team-high 15 points while converting 5-of-7 from three-point range to lead The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (13-7, 3-4 Big 12) to a 62-61 victory against TCU (13-7, 4-3 Big 12) on Wednesday night at Schollmaier Arena. Febres hit a deep three as the shot-clock expired at the 1:49 mark to break a 59-59 tie and provide the winning points.
Sophomore guard Courtney Ramey tallied 12 points while converting 5-of-7 field goals (2-of-4 threes) in 25 minutes, and junior forward Jericho Sims added a game-high 13 rebounds to go along with 9 points and 2 blocks in 36 minutes. Texas hit its first five three-point field goal attempts of the contest and converted 11-of-22 from beyond the arc on the night.
Leading 37-35 at the 15:52 mark of the second half, the Longhorns used an 8-0 run to build a 45-35 advantage following a Kai Jones dunk with 12:51 remaining. After a Ramey jumper gave Texas a 59-51 cushion at the 4:01 mark, the Horned Frogs scored eight-consecutive points to tie the score at 59-59 on an R.J. Nembhard three-pointer with 2:22 left.
Febres then converted his final three-pointer just before the shot clock expired to give the Longhorns a 62-59 lead with 1:49 remaining. Nembhard hit a pair of free throws to pull TCU within a single point at the 1:17 mark. The Horned Frogs had the ball with 6 seconds left, but Sims played solid positional defense and forced a traveling violation by Nembhard to seal the victory.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 62, TCU 61
January 29, 2020
Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Attendance: 6,698
Team Notes
- UT improved to 110-68 in the all-time series against TCU. The Longhorns have won 19 of the last 26 meetings against the Horned Frogs.
- Tonight's victory marked the first win by Texas in Fort Worth in the Shaka Smart era and first since a 66-48 win on Jan. 19, 2015.
- The Longhorns converted 11-of-22 (.500) from three-point range in the win. UT improved to 6-1 this season when reaching double digits in three-point field goals made.
- Texas registered a 15-7 advantage in bench scoring.
- UT converted 54.2% (13-24) from the floor in the second half.
- Texas made its first five three-point field goal attempts to start the contest.
- Set his season high in minutes played (39:37)
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 15 points) for the 11th time this year (20 games) and 29th time in his career (88 games)
- Converted 5-of-7 from three-point range, marking the second time this season that he has hit at least 5 threes in a game (7-10 vs. Central Michigan on Dec. 14)
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 13th time this year (20 games) and 31st time in his career (57 games)
- Reached double figures in rebounds (13) for the seventh time this year (20 games) and ninth time in his career (89 games)
- Tied his career high in minutes (17)
