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Men's Basketball rallies late to defeat Iowa State, 72-68
02.01.2020 | Men's Basketball
Ramey and Williams provide second-half spark, and Longhorns use 11-0 run in final three minutes earn important Big 12 home win.
AUSTIN, Texas — Sophomore guard Courtney Ramey posted all of his 14 points in the second half, and freshman guard Donovan Williams tied his career high with 13 points to lead The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (14-7, 4-4 Big 12) to a 72-68 victory against Iowa State (9-12, 2-6 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. The Cyclones held a 65-61 lead at the 2:29 mark following a Solomon Young jumper, but the Longhorns responded with an 11-0 run over the next 2:25 to rally for the win.
Ramey scored 8 of his 14 points in the final 3:58 of the contest. Williams hit a career-best 3-of-5 from three-point range and tied his career high with 4 rebounds while playing a career-high 23 minutes. Junior forward Jericho Sims tallied 14 points (7-8 FG) and 9 rebounds in 33 minutes, while junior guard Matt Coleman III added 14 points (6-10 FG), 4 assists and 3 steals in 37 minutes.
Trailing 65-61, Texas used a Sims dunk and a Ramey three-pointer on back-to-back possessions to take a 66-65 lead at the 1:06 mark. Freshman Kai Jones converted a pair of free throws with 43 seconds left after he was fouled grabbing a defensive rebound to build a 68-65 cushion. Coleman later converted two free throws and Williams added a breakaway dunk with four seconds remaining to seal the win.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 72, Iowa State 68
February 1, 2020
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 8,797
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 24-17 in the all-time series against the Cyclones. UT has won six of the last seven and 18 of the last 27 meetings between the two teams.
- The Longhorns improved to 16-2 all-time against Iowa State in games played in Austin. The Longhorns have won 11 of the last 12 meetings against the Cyclones at the Erwin Center.
- UT improved to 252-49 at the Erwin Center in the last 18 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 61-23 at home during the Shaka Smart era (9-3 in 2019-20).
- Iowa State held a 65-61 lead at the 2:29 mark after a Solomon Young jumper. The Longhorns used an 11-0 run over the next 2:25 to build a 72-65 advantage with 4 seconds left.
- Texas converted 52.8% (28-53) from the field during the contest, including a 7-of-15 (.467) mark from three-point range, and hit 9-of-11 (.818) free throws. UT improved to 4-0 this season when hitting at least 50% from the floor.
- The Longhorns registered an 18-11 advantage in points off turnovers and a 30-24 edge in points in the paint.
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 15th time this year (21 games) and 48th time in his career (92 games)
- Tied his season high in rebounds (5)
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 14th time this year (21 games) and 32nd time in his career (58 games)
- Scored all of his 14 points in the second half, including 8 in the final 3:58 of the contest
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 12th time this year (21 games) and 20th time in his career (90 games)
- Fell one rebound shy of registering his fifth double-double of the season and his career
- Set a career high in three-point field goals made (3-5), previous: 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15)
- Set his career high in minutes (23), previous: 17 (three times)
- Tied his career high in points (13) – also had 13 vs. Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the second time this year (18 games)
- Tied his career high in rebounds (4)
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of +15 in 23 minutes
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