The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Indiana
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| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 31 | 35 | 66 |
| Indiana | 19 | 25 | 44 |
No. 17/22 Men's Basketball tops Indiana, 66-44
12.01.2020 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns hold the Hoosiers to 23.9-percent field goal shooting while advancing to Wednesday’s championship game of the Camping World Maui Invitational.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Defense was the story of the day, as No. 17/22 Texas (3-0) held Indiana (2-1) to 23.9-percent field goal shooting en route to a 66-44 victory in the semifinals of the Camping World Maui Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at Harrah's Cherokee Center-Asheville. With the victory, the Longhorns advance to play No. 14/16 North Carolina (3-0) in Wednesday's championship game at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Senior guard Matt Coleman III paced the offensive attack with a team-high 16 points (6-11 FG), and junior guard Courtney Ramey added 13 points (6-6 FT). Junior guard Andrew Jones also reached double figures in scoring with 12 points. Sophomore forward Brock Cunningham tied his career high with 11 rebounds and added career highs with four assists and three steals to go along with six points in 31 minutes.
Texas scored the first six points of the game and never trailed in the contest. Leading 13-11 after Indiana's Armaan Franklin hit a driving layup at the 8:40 mark, the Longhorns used a 10-0 run over the next three minutes to build a 23-11 lead following a Coleman three-pointer with 5:23 left. The margin did not dip below double digits for the remainder of the half, as UT limited the Hoosiers to 21.7-percent (5-23) field goal shooting in the opening 20 minutes and took a 31-19 advantage into the break.
Indiana scored the first two points of the second half on a pair of Rob Phinisee free throws to trim the lead to 31-21, but that was as close as the Hoosiers would get the rest of the way. Holding a 46-31 advantage at the 11:15 mark, the Longhorns went on a 10-1 run over the next five minutes to increase its cushion to 56-32 with 6:49 remaining after an Andrew Jones layup. The lead did not fall below 19 points the rest of the way.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#17/22 Texas 66, Indiana 44
Camping World Maui Invitational semifinals
December 1, 2020
Harrah's Cherokee Center-Asheville (Asheville, N.C.)
Attendance: 0
Team Notes
- Texas advances to Wednesday's championship game with the win over Indiana. The Longhorns will face No. 14/16 North Carolina at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN.
- This marks UT's first appearance in the Maui Invitational championship game in program history (fifth overall appearance in the tournament).
- The Longhorns improved to 2-1 against Indiana in the all-time series. This marked the first meeting between the two schools since the 2001-02 season.
- The Texas defense held Indiana to 44 points on 23.9-percent (11-46) FG shooting, including 2-of-10 (.200) from three-point range. This marked the second time in three games that UT has held its opponent to below 30-percent FG shooting, as UTRGV converted just 26.1-percent (18-69) in the season opener (Nov. 25).
- The Longhorns registered a +19 rebound margin (48-29), including a 14-6 advantage on the offensive glass. UT posted an 11-3 edge in second-chance points.
- Texas recorded a 30-16 advantage in points in the paint, a 22-9 margin in fast-break points and a 17-10 edge in points off turnovers.
- The Longhorns jumped out to a 31-19 halftime advantage. Texas held the Hoosiers to 21.7-percent (5-23) FG shooting, including 0-of-4 from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes.
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 16 points) for the third time this year (3 games) and 58th time in his career (104 games)
- Set a career high in assists (4), topping his previous mark of 1 (six times)
- Set a career high in steals (3), topping his previous mark of 2 (at Texas Tech on Feb. 29, 2020)
- Tied his career high in rebound (11), matching his total at Oklahoma on March 3, 2020
- Tied his career high in three-point field goals made (2-3), a mark he had accomplished twice previously
- Registered a plus-minus total of +20 in 31 minutes of action (one shy of his career-high 32 minutes at Oklahoma on March 3, 2020)
- Grabbed 7 rebounds in a season-high 20 minutes of work
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the second time this year (2 games) and 46th time in his career (78 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the third time this season (3 games) and 40th time in his career (71 games)
- Tied his career high in free throws made (6-8), matching his mark vs. Arkansas on Nov. 9, 2018
- Grabbed 7 rebounds in 14 minutes of action
