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No. 13/13 Men’s Basketball defeats TCU, 70-55
02.13.2021 | Men's Basketball
Andrew Jones led four Longhorns in double-figure scoring with a game-high 19 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior guard Andrew Jones registered a game-high 19 points to pace No. 13/13 Texas (13-5, 7-4 Big 12) to a 70-55 victory against TCU (11-8, 4-6 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns used a 13-1 run over a four-minute stretch midway through the second half to pull away for the important league win.
Jones had 13 of his 19 points in the opening half and converted 9-of-16 field goals in 27 minutes of action. He has reached double figures in scoring in 13 consecutive games, including all 11 league contests this season.
Senior guard Matt Coleman III posted 10 of his 15 points in the second half and knocked down 6-of-8 field goals, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, in 34 minutes. Freshman forward Greg Brown tallied 13 points while hitting 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and grabbed 6 rebounds in 30 minutes, and senior forward Jericho Sims added 11 points and 8 boards in 28 minutes.
Tied at 21-21 with 7:20 remaining in the first half, the Longhorns scored nine straight points over the next four minutes to build a 30-21 advantage after a pair of Brown free throws at the 3:23 mark. Texas converted 51.7-percent (15-29) from the floor in the opening 20 minutes and took a 37-29 lead into the break.
After Coleman gave the Longhorns a 43-35 margin at the 16:52 mark, TCU went on a 6-0 spurt to pull within 43-41 following a Jaedon LeDee jumper with 14:56 left. Taryn Todd hit a pair of free throws to trim the gap to 49-46 at the 9:45 mark, but Texas responded with a 13-1 run over the next four-plus minutes to build a 62-47 cushion following a Courtney Ramey three-point play with 5:21 left. The lead did not dip into single digits the rest of the way.
The Longhorns return to action when they travel to face No. 12/12 Oklahoma on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT at the Lloyd Noble Center, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#13/13 Texas 70, TCU 55
February 13, 2021
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 2,431
Team Notes
- Texas has won four straight and 21 of the last 28 meetings against TCU.
- The Longhorns have won 17 of the last 19 home games against the Horned Frogs.
- Texas improved to 261-56 at the Erwin Center in the last 19 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 70-30 at home during the Shaka Smart era (7-4 this season).
- The Longhorns held the Horned Frogs to 55 points on 36.5-percent FG shooting (19-52), including a 7-of-21 (.333) mark from three-point range.
- UT posted a +6 rebound margin (37-31) and improved to 9-4 this season when outrebounding its opponent.
- Texas registered a 32-16 advantage in points in the paint and a 19-8 margin in points off turnovers.
- The Longhorns converted 51.7-percent (15-29) from the floor in the first half while limiting TCU to 32.3-percent (10-31) field goal shooting.
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 11th time this year and in his career (17 games)
- Converted 3-of-3 from three-point range and has hit 7-of-8 from beyond the arc over his last two contests (4-5 at K-State)
- Tied his career high in steals (2)
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the 14th time this year (18 games) and 69th time in his career (119 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (19 points) for the 15th time this year (17 games) and 59th time in his career (93 games)
- His 9 field goals made (9-16) were one shy of his career high (10, twice)
- Registered 13 points (6-9 FG) in 16 minutes of action during the first half
- Posted 5 assists against just one turnover in 32 minutes, marking the eighth time this year (17 games) that he has recorded at least 5 assists
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the seventh time this year (17 games) and 28th time in his career (110 games)
- Posted a season high in assists (2)
- Recorded eight rebounds in 28 minutes, marking the fourth straight game and eight contest this year (17 games) that he has posted at least 8 boards
