The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
2-1,0-0Big 12
Northern Colorado
3-2,0-0Big Sky
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colo. | 15 | 34 | 49 |
| Texas | 37 | 25 | 62 |
No. 8/5 Men's Basketball tops Northern Colorado, 62-49
11.18.2021 | Men's Basketball
Tre Mitchell leads the Longhorns with a game-high 16 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior Tre Mitchell posted a game-high 16 points to pace No. 8/5 Texas (2-1) to a 62-49 victory against Northern Colorado on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. This marked the first of three consecutive home games as part of the Abe Lemons Classic, a multi-team event honoring the legacy of the former basketball coach.
Mitchell converted 7-of-11 field goals and grabbed seven rebounds (four offensive) while adding an assist and one blocked shot in 21 minutes. Senior Timmy Allen tallied 10 points, a game-high eight rebounds (six offensive), three assists and two steals in 23 minutes.
Defense proved to be the difference in the contest, as the Longhorns limited Northern Colorado to 49 points while forcing 20 turnovers. Texas posted a 19-6 advantage in points off turnovers and registered a season-high 11 steals on the evening. UT also registered a 36-27 rebound margin, including a 15-3 advantage on the offensive glass.
Texas scored the first five points of the contest and never trailed. Leading 7-4 at the 17:01 mark, the Longhorns used an 8-0 run over the next three minutes to build a 15-4 advantage following a Christian Bishop three-pointer with 14:27 remaining. After a Matt Johnson three-pointer trimmed the margin to 15-9 at the 13:37 mark, Texas went on a 20-4 spurt during the next 12 minutes to increase its cushion to 35-13 following a Mitchell hook shot with 1:32 remaining.
The Longhorns held the Bears to one field goal made in the final 7:17 of the first half while claiming a 37-15 halftime advantage. Texas limited Northern Colorado to 15 points on 35.0-percent field goal shooting (7-20), including a 1-of-9 mark (.111) from three-point range, and forced 12 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes. UT also registered a 14-0 advantage in points off turnovers in the first half.
Leading 43-26 at the 13:47 mark, Mitchell scored the game's next nine points to give the Longhorns a 52-26 advantage with 11:04 remaining. The margin stayed above the 20-point mark until the final three minutes of the contest.
Texas returns to action when it hosts San Jose State as part of the Abe Lemons Classic on Saturday, Nov. 20. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#8/5 Texas 62, Northern Colorado 49
November 17, 2021
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 11,083
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 2-0 against Northern Colorado in the all-time series. The Longhorns posted a 69-45 win in Austin on Nov. 5, 2019 in the first meeting.
- Wednesday's contest marked the first of three consecutive home games in the Abe Lemons Classic.
- UT improved to 536-140 all-time at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns are 264-57 at the Erwin Center in the last 20 seasons, including a 2-0 mark in 2021-22.
- The Longhorns posted a 19-6 advantage in points off turnovers and registered a season-high 11 steals on the night.
- Texas held Northern Colorado to 49 points and forced 20 turnovers.
- UT posted a 36-27 rebound margin, including a 15-3 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Texas limited UNC to 15 points on 35.0-percent FG shooting (7-20), including a 1-of-9 mark (.111) from three-point range, and forced 12 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes while building a 37-15 halftime cushion.
- UT held the Bears to one field goal made in the final 7:17 of the first half.
- The Longhorns recorded a 21-11 rebound margin in the first half, including a 9-1 advantage on the offensive glass.
- UT posted a 14-0 advantage in points off turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
- Texas registered 10 assists on 14 field goals made in the first half.
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the second time at Texas (three games) and 73rd time in his collegiate career (88 games)
- Added a season-high eight rebounds (six offensive), three assists and two steals in 23 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 16 points) for the second time this year (three games) and 43rd time in his collegiate career (47 games)
