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No. 11/11 Men’s Basketball tops Sam Houston State, 79-63
12.16.2020 | Men's Basketball
Brown and Ramey pace the Longhorns with 17 points each.
AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman forward Greg Brown registered a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while junior guard Courtney Ramey added 17 points and a team-best six assists to lead No. 11/11 Texas (6-1) to a 79-63 victory against Sam Houston State (3-5) on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns scored the first 11 points of the contest, and the lead did not dip into single digits after the 13-minute mark of the opening half.
Brown converted 5-of-11 field goals and 5-of-7 free throws while adding two steals and two blocked shots in 22 minutes. Ramey tied his career high in three-point field goals made, as he connected on 5-of-7 attempts from beyond the arc in a team-high 33 minutes. Junior guard Andrew Jones added 13 points while hitting 6-of-8 free throws in 24 minutes.
Leading 25-13 at the 8:48 mark, Texas scored eight consecutive points to build a 33-13 cushion after a Brock Cunningham three-pointer with 7:14 remaining. The Longhorns converted 50-percent (14-28) from the field in the first half, including an 8-of-17 mark (.471) from three-point range, while claiming a 44-26 halftime advantage.
UT increased its advantage to as much as 27 points (65-38) following a Donovan Williams three-point play with 11:17 left.
Texas returns to action when it hosts Oklahoma State on Sunday, Dec. 20. Tip is set for 1 p.m. CT at the Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#11/11 Texas 79, Sam Houston State 63
December 16, 2020
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 2,411
Team Notes
- The Longhorns have now won seven straight and own a 15-2 lead in the all-time series against Sam Houston State.
- Texas improved to 257-53 at the Erwin Center in the last 19 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 66-27 at home during the Shaka Smart era (3-1 this season).
- UT converted a season-high 10 three-pointers on the night (10-31).
- The Longhorns scored 44 points in the first half while hitting 50-percent from the floor (14-28), including a 47.1-percent mark (8-17) from three-point range.
- UT's lead grew to as much as 27 points (65-38) at the 11:17 mark of the second half.
- Texas scored the first 11 points of the game in the opening 2:28 and the lead did not dip into single digits after the 13:03 mark of the first half.
- Registered his second double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) of the season and in his career (7 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time this season and in his career
- Tied his career high in rebounds and reached double digits in rebounds for the second time this year and in his career
- Posted a team-best plus-minus total of +23 in 32 minutes played
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the fourth time this year (6 games) and 48th time in his career (82 games)
- Tied his season high in points (13 vs. Davidson on Nov. 30)
- Set a season high in free throws made (6-8)
- Tied his season high in steals (2)
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the seventh time this season (7 games) and 44th time in his career (75 games)
- Tied his career high in three-point field goals made (5-7), set twice previously (last at West Virginia on Feb. 9, 2019)
- Posted six assists in a team-high 33 minutes, marking the third time in the first seven games that he has recorded at least six assists
- Posted a season-high 2 blocked shots in 22 minutes
- Tied his season high in points (7) in 11 minutes
- Tied his career high in free throws made (3-3)
