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No. 8/5 Men's Basketball defeats San Jose State, 79-45
11.20.2021 | Men's Basketball
Timmy Allen paces four Longhorns in double-figure scoring with a game-high 17 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Timmy Allen registered a game-high 17 points to lead No. 8/5 Texas (3-1) to a 79-45 victory against San Jose State (1-3) on Saturday evening at the Frank Erwin Center. This marked the second of three consecutive home games as part of the Abe Lemons Classic, a multi-team event honoring the legacy of the former basketball coach.
Allen converted 6-of-10 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws in 24 minutes. Junior Tre Mitchell recorded 14 points while hitting 6-of-8 field goals (1-of-2 threes) and a game-high eight rebounds.
Senior Andrew Jones posted 13 points while converting 5-of-6 free throws (1-of-2 threes) and 2-of-2 free throws, three steals and two assists in 23 minutes, and junior Brock Cunningham added a career-best 10 points (career-high 5-of-5 free throws) and two steals in 14 minutes.
The Longhorns limited San Jose State to 45 points on 31.9-percent field goal shooting (15-47). Texas has held three of its first four opponents this season to under 50 points. UT also forced 27 turnovers, posted a season-high 16 steals and registered a 31-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
Texas scored the first seven points and never trailed in the contest. Leading 11-5 at the 15:27 mark, the Longhorns went on a 17-6 run over the next five minutes to increase their cushion to 28-11 with 9:59 remaining. After an Ibrahima Diallo three-point play trimmed the gap to 28-14 at the 9:10 mark, Texas closed the half with a 19-3 spurt to build a 47-17 halftime cushion.
UT converted 64.3-percent from the floor (18-28) and held the Spartans to 28.6-percent field goal shooting (6-21) in the opening 20 minutes. The Longhorns forced 19 turnovers, tallied 10 steals and posted a 25-3 margin in points off turnovers in the first half.
San Jose State cut the deficit to 26 points (47-21) on a Caleb Simmons three-pointer with 16:38 left, but that was as close as the Spartans would get the rest of the way. Cunningham converted three free throws at the 8:42 mark to give the Longhorns a 32-point lead (63-31), and the margin did not dip below 30 points for the remainder of the contest.
Texas returns to action when it hosts California Baptist as part of the Abe Lemons Classic on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Abe Lemons Classic
#8/5 Texas 79, San Jose State 45
November 20, 2021
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 11,088
Team Notes
- Saturday's contest marked the second of three consecutive home games in the Abe Lemons Classic.
- Saturday's game marked the first meeting between Texas and San Jose State in men's basketball.
- UT improved to 537-140 all-time at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns are 265-57 at the Erwin Center in the last 20 seasons, including a 3-0 mark in 2021-22.
- The Longhorns limited the Spartans to 45 points on 31.9-percent FG shooting (15-47) and forced 27 turnovers.
- UT has now held three of its first four opponents this season to below 50 points (48 vs. Houston Baptist, 49 vs. Northern Colorado, 45 vs. San Jose State).
- Texas registered a season-high 16 steals in the victory.
- UT converted 51.8-percent from the floor (29-56) and 81-percent from the free throw line (17-21) on the night.
- The Longhorns posted a 31-6 advantage in points off turnover and a 36-12 advantage in points in the paint.
- Texas scored the opening seven points and never trailed in the contest.
- The Longhorns held San Jose State to 17 points on 28.6-percent FG shooting (6-21) while building a 47-17 halftime cushion.
- Texas forced 19 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes and posted a 25-3 advantage in points off turnovers in the first half.
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the third time at Texas (four games) and 74th time in his collegiate career (89 games)
- Set a season high and tied his collegiate best in steals (three), also had three at Vanderbilt (Feb. 27, 2021)
- Set a career high in scoring (10 points), previous: eight (twice)
- Set a career high in free throws made (5-of-5), previous: 4 at Texas Tech (Feb. 27, 2021)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the first time this year (four games) and in his career (45 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the second time this year (four games) and 67th time in his collegiate career (106 games)
- Converted 5-of-6 field goals, including 1-of-2 threes, and 2-of-2 free throws while adding three steals in 23 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the third time at Texas (four games) and 44th time in his collegiate career (48 games)
- Added a game-high eight rebounds in 22 minutes
