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No. 4/4 Men’s Basketball falls 79-77 to No. 15/15 Texas Tech
01.14.2021 | Men's Basketball
Andrew Jones scores a team-high 20 points, and Jericho Sims adds a season-high 16.
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior guard Andrew Jones registered a team-high 20 points, but the No. 4/4 Texas Men's Basketball team (10-2, 4-1 Big 12) dropped a hard-fought 79-77 decision to No. 15/15 Texas Tech (11-3, 4-2 Big 12) on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The loss snapped UT's six-game win streak that dated back to a Dec. 9 home victory against Texas State.
Jones converted 7-of-11 field goals, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, in 34 minutes. Senior forward Jericho Sims tallied a season-high 16 points (5-7 FG), and junior guard Courtney Ramey registered 15 points (4-8 threes). Senior guard Matt Coleman III recorded 13 points (3-6 threes) and six rebounds, while freshman Greg Brown added nine points, a game-high nine rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots.
Texas jumped out to a 9-2 advantage after an Andrew Jones three-pointer with 16:04 remaining. The Longhorns increased their cushion to as much as 12 points (48-36) with 1:40 left in the first half and took a 48-38 lead into the locker room. UT converted 50-percent from the floor (15-30), including an 8-of-14 (.571) mark from three-point range, while scoring a first-half season-high 48 points.
After Andrew Jones hit a pair of free throws to give Texas a 59-49 cushion with 12:21 remaining, the Red Raiders used an 11-3 run to cut the deficit to two points (62-60) following a Kevin McCullar three-point play at the 9:36 mark. Texas Tech claimed its first lead (71-69) since the opening moments of the contest after a Kyler Edwards three-pointer with 3:51 left.
Back-to-back three-pointers from Brown and Ramey helped the Longhorns grab a 77-73 advantage with 1:42 remaining. However, the Red Raiders closed the contest with a 6-0 spurt, capped by a Mac McClung game-winning jumper with three seconds left that broke a 77-77 tie.
Texas returns to action when it hosts Kansas State (5-8, 1-4 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 16. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#15/15 Texas Tech 79, #4/4 Texas 77
January 13, 2021
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 0
Team Notes
- The Longhorns had their six-game win streak snapped in tonight's loss.
- Texas fell to 4-1 this year in games decided by three points or less.
- UT dropped to 3-2 this season against AP ranked opponents.
- Texas fell to 259-54 at the Erwin Center in the last 19 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 68-28 at home during the Shaka Smart era (5-2 this season).
- The Longhorns led by as much as 12 points (48-36) at the 1:40 mark of the first half.
- Texas led for a total of 36:59, while the Red Raiders held the lead for just 36 total seconds during the contest.
- UT set team season highs in three-point field goals made (13) and three-point field goal percentage (52.0, 13-25). That topped previous season bests of 12 and 46.2-percent (12-26) at Kansas on Jan. 2.
- Texas scored a season-high 48 first-half points (previous: 45 vs. UTRGV on Nov. 25) while converting 50-percent (15-30) from the floor, including an 8-of-14 (.571) mark from three-point range.
- UT posted a 40-36 rebound margin, including a 14-10 edge on the offensive glass. The Longhorns lost for the first time this year when outrebounding their opponent (8-1).
- Set his career high in blocked shots (4), previous: 3 (twice)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 10th time this year (12 games) and 65th time in his career (113 games)
- Posted 6 rebounds, just one shy of his career high (7, four times)
- Topped the 20-point mark (20 points) for the third time this year (11 games) and ninth time in his career (87 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the ninth time this year and 53rd time in his career
- Tied a season high in three-point field goals made (4-6)
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the 11th time this year (12 games) and 48th time in his career (80 games)
- Set a season high in scoring (16 points), previous: 12 vs. Davidson (Nov. 30)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time this year (12 games) and 25th time in his career (105 games)
- Tied his career high in free throws made (6-14)
- Tied his season high in field goals made (5-7)
- Tied his season high in blocked shots (2)
