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No. 14/16 Men’s Basketball tops No. 17/19 Kansas, 75-72, in OT
02.24.2021 | Men's Basketball
Ramey posts a team-high 15 points, and Andrew Jones records his first collegiate double-double in the win on Senior Night.
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior guard Courtney Ramey posted a team-high 15 points, and junior guard Andrew Jones added his first collegiate double-double with 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds to lead No. 14/16 Texas (14-6, 8-5 Big 12 Conference) to a 75-72 overtime win against No. 17/19 Kansas (17-8, 11-6 Big 12) on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Texas completed a regular-season two-game sweep of the Jayhawks for the first time in program history.
Tuesday's game marked the final home contest for six UT players: Matt Coleman III, Jase Febres, Royce Hamm Jr., Jericho Sims, Blake Nevins and Drayton Whiteside. The Longhorns recorded their largest comeback victory of the season, rallying from a 14-point deficit (36-22) at the 4:06 mark of the first half.
Ramey converted 8-of-8 free throws in 44 minutes, while Andrew Jones hit 6-of-6 from the stripe in 42 minutes during the win. Freshman forward Greg Brown posted 13 points in 20 minutes, and Coleman registered 11 points and a career-best nine rebounds and five assists. Sophomore forward Kai Jones added 10 points and eight rebounds (five offensive) in 21 minutes.
Texas built a 16-11 lead after a Ramey layup at the 11:55 mark of the first half. The Jayhawks responded with a 25-6 run over the next seven-plus minutes to grab a 36-22 advantage following a Christian Braun layup with 4:06 remaining. Kansas converted 48.5-percent from the floor (16-33) and limited the Longhorns to 33.3-percent shooting (10-30) in the first half and took a 43-32 cushion into the break.
Trailing 48-37 after an Ochai Agbaji three-pointer with 17:43 left, Texas used a 20-6 spurt over the next nine minutes to take a 57-54 lead following an Andrew Jones three-pointer at the 9:14 mark. Neither team led by more than four points for the rest of the evening. David McCormack's put-back with six seconds left tied the game at 66-66 and forced overtime.
In the extra session, a McCormack hook shot gave Kansas a 72-70 lead with 1:40 remaining. Texas held the Jayhawks scoreless for the remainder of overtime and used one Coleman free throw, a pair of Ramey free throws, another single Coleman free throw and a final free throw from Kai Jones with five seconds left to earn the 75-72 win.
The Longhorns return to action when they travel to face No. 18/17 Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 27. Tip is set for 11 a.m. CT at United Supermarkets Arena, and the game will be televised nationally by CBS.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#14/16 Texas 75, #17/19 Kansas 72 (ot)
February 23, 2021
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 2,482
Team Notes
- The Longhorns swept the regular-season series against Kansas for the first time in program history (Big 12 began its round-robin league format in 2011-12). UT previously defeated Kansas in the regular season at home in 2003-04 and again in the semifinals of the 2004 Big 12 tournament.
- Tuesday's game marked the final home contest for six UT players: Matt Coleman III, Jase Febres, Royce Hamm Jr., Jericho Sims, Blake Nevins and Drayton Whiteside.
- Texas improved to 6-3 in games decided by 3 points or less this season.
- The Longhorns earned their fourth victory against an AP Top 25 opponent this season (vs. No. 14 North Carolina, at No. 3 Kansas, at No. 14 West Virginia, No. 17 Kansas).
- Texas improved to 262-57 at the Erwin Center in the last 19 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 71-31 at home during the Shaka Smart era (8-5 this season).
- UT recorded its largest comeback victory of the season. The Longhorns trailed by as much as 14 points (36-22) at the 4:06 mark of the first half. UT's previously rallied from a nine-point deficit (54-45 with 13:49 in second half) in the win at No. 14/16 West Virginia (Jan. 9).
- Texas limited the Jayhawks to 23 points won 29.6-percent FG shooting (8-27), including a 3-of-10 (.300) mark from three-point range, in the second half. UT posted a 47-30 margin in second-half scoring in its win in Lawrence earlier in the season (Jan. 2).
- Texas registered a plus-12 rebound margin (50-38).
- UT posted a 16-6 advantage in fast break points.
- The Longhorns converted 24-of-31 (.774) from the free throw line, while the Jayhawks hit 12-of-21 (.571) from the line.
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 12th time this season and in his career (19 games)
- Set a career high in rebounds (9), previous: 7, four times
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the 16th time this year (20 games) and 71st time in his career (121 games)
- Recorded his first collegiate double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 16th time this year (19 games) and 60th time in his career (95 games)
- Set his career high in rebounds (10), previous: 9 vs. Iowa State (Feb. 7, 2017)
- His 42 minutes played were one shy of his career high (43 at Oklahoma State on Feb. 6, 2021)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the eighth time this year (19 games) and 10th time in his career (46 games)
- Posted a game-high 5 offensive rebounds and registered a team-best plus-minus total of +10 in 21 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 15 points) for the 17th time this year (19 games) and 54th time in his career (87 games)
- Tied his career high in free throws made (8-8), also had 8 at Oklahoma State (Feb. 6, 2021)
