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No. 11/11 Men’s Basketball defeats Oklahoma State, 77-74
12.20.2020 | Men's Basketball
Greg Brown records 24 points and 14 rebounds, while Andrew Jones ties his career high with 22 points to lead the Longhorns in their Big 12 Conference opener.
AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman forward Greg Brown registered 24 points and 14 rebounds, while junior guard Andrew Jones tied his career high with 22 points to pace No. 11/11 Texas (7-1, 1-0 Big 12) to a 77-74 victory against Oklahoma State (6-2, 0-2 Big 12) on Sunday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. Brown converted 7-of-14 field goals and 7-of-11 free throws while tying his career high with three blocked shots in a career-best 26 minutes.
Andrew Jones hit 8-of-17 field goals, including 3-of-6 from three-point range, and added a season-high seven rebounds and four assists in a season-high 34 minutes. Senior guard Matt Coleman III tallied 15 points (9-of-10 free throws), tied his career high with seven rebounds and added four assists without a turnover and two steals.
The Cowboys jumped out to a 15-9 advantage following a pair of Bryce Williams free throws at the 10:18 mark of the first half. Texas responded with a 12-2 run over the next three minutes to grab a 21-17 lead after an Andrew Jones three-pointer with 7:27 left. Trailing 27-26 at the 4:01 mark, Oklahoma State closed the half with an 8-2 spurt to take a 34-29 cushion into the break.
Trailing 42-38 after an Isaac Likekele layup with 14:44 remaining, the Longhorns responded with a 17-0 run over the next four minutes to build a 55-42 lead following another Andrew Jones three-pointer at the 10:49 mark. Texas held a 70-61 cushion after a third Andrew Jones three with 3:33 left, but the Cowboys scored five straight points to trim the margin to 70-66 following a Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe layup at the 1:25 mark.
Oklahoma State closed the deficit to two points twice in the final 21 seconds, but that was as close as the Cowboys would get. Texas hit 6-of-8 free throws in the last 37 seconds to seal the victory.
Texas returns to action when it hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday, Dec. 29. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT at the Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#11/11 Texas 77, Oklahoma State 74
December 20, 2020
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 2,428
Team Notes
- UT improved to 16-9 all-time in Big 12 Conference openers. The Dec. 20 calendar date marked the earliest conference (Big 12/SWC) opener in program history.
- Texas improved to 19-6 all-time in Big 12 home openers.
- The Longhorns improved to 53-45 in the all-time series against Oklahoma State.
- UT has won 19 of the last 30 meetings in the series.
- Texas is 34-21 against Oklahoma State since the inception of the Big 12 Conference (prior to the start of the 1996-97 season).
- The Longhorns have won 14 of the last 17 meetings in Austin against the Cowboys.
- UT improved to 31-14 all-time in games played in Austin against Oklahoma State.
- Texas improved to 258-53 at the Erwin Center in the last 19 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 67-27 at home during the Shaka Smart era (4-1 this season).
- UT converted 20-of-26 (.769) from the free throw line, while Oklahoma State went 13-of-21 (.619) from the line.
- Texas posted a 44-38 rebound margin, including a 15-10 edge on the offensive glass. UT posted an 18-5 advantage in second-chance points.
- The Longhorns registered a 19-9 advantage in points off turnovers.
- Registered his second straight and third double-double (24 points, 14 rebounds) of the season and in his career (8 games)
- Set a career high in points, previous: 18 vs. Texas State (Dec. 9)
- Set a career high in rebounds, previous: 10, twice
- Set a career high in offensive rebounds (5), previous: 3 vs. Sam Houston State (Dec. 16)
- Set a career high in minutes (26), previous: 24, twice
- Tied his career high in blocked shots (3), also had 3 vs. Texas State (Dec. 9)
- Tied his career high in field goals made (7-14), also had 7 vs. Texas State (Dec. 9)
- Tied his career high in free throws made (7-11), also had 7 vs. UTRGV (Nov. 25)
- Tied his career high in three-point field goals made (3-7), also had 3 vs. Texas State (Dec. 9)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time in his career
- Reached double figures in scoring for the sixth time in his career
- Reached double digits in rebounds for the third time this year in his career
- Posted a team-best plus-minus total of +17
- Tied his career high in rebounds (7), set three times previously
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the sixth time this year (8 games) and 61st time in his career (109 games)
- Set a season high in free throws made (9-10), previous: 4 vs. Sam Houston State (Dec. 16) – just one shy of his career high (10 vs. Texas Tech on March 8, 2018)
- Tied his career high in scoring (22 points), set twice previously
- Tied his career high in field goals made (8-17), set three times previously
- Set a season high in rebounds (7), previous: 6 vs. Texas State (Dec. 9) – just two shy of his career high (9 vs. Iowa State, Feb. 7, 2017)
- Set a season high in three-point field goals made (3-6), previous: 2 vs. Indiana (Dec. 1)
- Set a season high in minutes (34), previous: 31 vs. Davidson (Nov. 30)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time this year (7 games) and seventh time in his career (83 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time this year and 49th time in his career
- Set his career high in rebounds (5), previous: 4, twice
- Set his season high in field goals made (3-6)
- Tied his season high in minutes (13)
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