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No. 8/8 Men's Basketball defeats California Baptist, 68-44
11.24.2021 | Men's Basketball
Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones each post 15 points, and Courtney Ramey reaches the 1,000-career point milestone.
AUSTIN, Texas — Seniors Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones both registered 15 points to lead No. 8/8 Texas (4-1) to a 68-44 win against California Baptist (5-1) on Wednesday evening at the Frank Erwin Center. This marked the third and final home game as part of the Abe Lemons Classic, a multi-team event honoring the legacy of the former basketball coach.
Senior Courtney Ramey posted 12 points to become the 40th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. Ramey has now scored 1,002 points in 99 career games.
The Longhorns limited CBU to 44 points on 40.5-percent field goal shooting (17-42), including a 12.5-percent mark from three-point range (2-16), on the evening. UT allowed just six assists while forcing 23 turnovers and registered a 25-11 advantage in points off turnovers. CBU entered the game averaging 80.0 points per game while hitting a combined 50.2-percent from the floor, including a 39.6-percent mark from beyond the arc (42-106). The Lancers also had posted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 107-to-74 through their first five contests.
Allen converted 5-of-9 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws while adding a game-high eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in 28 minutes. Jones hit 5-of-10 field goals, including 2-of-4 threes, and 3-of-3 free throws and recorded a season-best five assists in 27 minutes. Senior Christian Bishop also reached double figures in scoring with 12 points on 4-of-6 field goals and 4-of-4 free throws while grabbing five boards in 16 minutes.
Texas scored the first nine points and never trailed in the contest. After a Ty Rowell three-pointer trimmed the deficit to 23-14 at the 5:35 mark, the Longhorns used a 12-0 run over the next four-and-a-half minutes to extend their lead to 35-14 following an Andrew Jones three-point play with 1:03 remaining.
UT limited the Lancers to 30.4-percent FG shooting (7-23), including a 1-of-9 mark from beyond the arc, in the first 20 minutes while building a 35-16 halftime cushion. The Longhorns forced 12 turnovers and posted a 13-6 advantage in points off turnovers in the first half. UT hit 10-of-12 free throws while CBU was 1-of-4 from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes.
A Ty Rowell layup at the 13:51 mark cut the lead to 45-30, but that was as close as the Lancers would get in the second half. Texas responded by scoring the next six points to build a 51-30 advantage following a Bishop layup with 12:02 remaining. The margin did not dip below 17 points for the remainder of the contest.
Texas returns to action when it hosts Sam Houston on Monday, Nov. 29. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Central at historic Gregory Gymnasium on the UT campus, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Abe Lemons Classic
#8/8 Texas 68, California Baptist 44
November 24, 2021
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,878
Team Notes
- Wednesday's contest marked the third of three consecutive home games in the Abe Lemons Classic.
- UT improved to 538-140 all-time at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns are 266-57 at the Erwin Center in the last 20 seasons, including a 4-0 mark in 2021-22.
- The Longhorns held the Lancers to 44 points on 40.5-percent FG shooting (17-42), including a 12.5-percent mark from three-point range (2-16), on the evening. Texas allowed just six assists while forcing 23 turnovers and registered a 25-11 advantage in points off turnovers.
- CBU entered the game averaging 80.0 points per game while hitting a combined 50.2-percent from the floor, including a 39.6-percent mark from beyond the arc (42-106). The Lancers also had posted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 107-to-74 through their first five contests.
- For the third consecutive game, Texas did not trail at any point in the contest.
- The Longhorns have held four of their first five opponents to below 50 points (48 vs. Houston Baptist, 49 vs. Northern Colorado, 45 vs. San Jose State, 44 vs. California Baptist).
- UT posted 11 steals on the night, marking the fourth time in the first five games that the Longhorns have reached double digits in steals.
- Texas registered a 33-11 advantage in bench scoring.
- UT held CBU to 16 points on 30.4-percent FG shooting (7-23), including a 1-of-9 (.111) mark from beyond the arc, in the first 20 minutes while building a 35-16 halftime cushion.
- The Longhorns forced 12 turnovers and posted a 13-6 advantage in points off turnovers in the first half.
- UT hit 10-of-12 free throws while CBU was 1-of-4 from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes.
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the fourth time at Texas (five games) and 75th time in his collegiate career (90 games)
- Grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, seven in the first half, and added three assists and three steals in 28 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the second time at Texas (five games) and 41st time in his collegiate career (95 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the third time this year (five games) and 68th time in his collegiate career (107 games)
- Tallied a season-high five assists against one turnover in 27 minutes
- With his turnaround jumper at the 17:24 mark of the second half, he became the 40th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point club.
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the second time this year (five games) and 59th time in his collegiate career (99 games)
