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No. 6/6 Men’s Basketball falls at nr/No. 24 Oklahoma State, 75-67, in double overtime
02.06.2021 | Men's Basketball
Andrew Jones led the Longhorns with a team-high 17 points.
STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 6/6 Texas Men's Basketball team (11-5, 5-4 Big 12) dropped a 75-67 decision in double overtime at nr/No.24 Oklahoma State (12-5, 5-5 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena. This marked UT's first multiple-overtime contest since Baylor defeated Texas, 74-73, in double overtime on Feb. 12, 2018.
Junior guard Andrew Jones led the Longhorns with a team-high 17 points and a career-high four steals in a career-best 43 minutes. Junior guard Courtney Ramey posted 13 points (8-8 FT) and four steals in a career-high 47 minutes, while sophomore forward Kai Jones tallied 11 points and nine rebounds. Freshman forward Greg Brown and sophomore forward Brock Cunningham each grabbed 10 rebounds, and Cunningham added a career-high five steals in 30 minutes.
The Longhorns had trouble making shots during the afternoon. Texas converted just 25.3-percent from the floor (20-79), including a 14.3-percent mark (5-35) from beyond the three-point line.
With the score tied 12-12 at the 11:47 mark, the Longhorns used an 11-2 spurt over the next four minutes to build a 23-14 cushion after an Andrew Jones three-pointer with 8:21 left. The Cowboys responded by closing the half on a 21-6 run to take a 35-29 lead into the break.
Oklahoma State scored back-to-back baskets to open the second half and extended the lead to 39-29 at the 18:21 mark. Texas answered by scoring nine-consecutive points, capped by another Andrew Jones three-pointer, to close the deficit to 39-38 with 15:34 remaining.
The margin stayed within five points for the remainder of the second half. Both teams had opportunities to win the game in the last minute of regulation, but neither squad could score a point in the final 53 seconds and the contest went into overtime locked at 59-59. After Ramey converted a pair of free throws at the 1:19 mark of the first overtime to tie the game at 65-65, both teams were held scoreless and the contest went into double overtime.
Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham, who was held to 5-of-22 field goal shooting and six turnovers on the afternoon, scored five of his 19 points in the second overtime to help the Cowboys pull away for the 75-67 victory. Texas went a combined 0-of-12 from the floor in the two overtime periods.
The Longhorns return to action when they travel to face Kansas State on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT at Bramlage Coliseum, and the game will be streamed nationally by Big 12 Now/ESPN+.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
NR/#24 Oklahoma State 75, #6/6 Texas 67 (2 OT)
February 6, 2021
Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Okla.)
Attendance: 3,350
Team Notes
- Texas played its first double overtime game since Baylor earned a 74-73 double-overtime win in Austin on Feb. 12, 2018.
- The Longhorns fell to 5-1 in contests away from Austin this season (2-1 in true road games, 3-0 in neutral-site contests).
- Texas set team season highs in steals (18), rebounds (56), field goal attempts (79), three-point field goal attempts (35) and turnovers (21).
- UT tied a team season high in free throws made (22-27).
- Texas registered a 56-53 advantage on the boards, including a 22-15 margin on the offensive glass.
- The contest featured 13 ties and five lead changes.
- Reached double figures in rebounds (10) for the fifth time this year and in his career (15 games)
- Set a season high in minutes played (48), previous: 40 vs. Oklahoma State (Dec. 20)
- His 48 minutes were one shy of his career high (49 vs. TCU on Jan. 10, 2018)
- Set a career high in steals (5)
- Reached double figures in rebounds (10) for the second time this year (14 games) and third time in his career (30 games)
- His 10 rebounds were one shy of his career high (11, twice)
- His 30 minutes played were one shy of his season high (31 vs. Indiana on Dec. 1)
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 17points) for the 13th time this year (15 games) and 57th time in his career (91 games)
- Set a career high in steals (4), previous: 3, six times
- Set a career high in minutes played (43), previous: 39, twice
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the seventh time this year (15 games) and ninth time in his career (42 games)
- Tied his career high in free throws made (4-6)
- Fell just one rebound shy of recording his second collegiate double-double (11 points, 9 rebounds)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 14th time this year (15 games) and 51st time in his career (83 games)
- Set his season high in steals (4) and was one shy of his career high (5 at K-State on Feb. 22, 2020)
- Set a career high in minutes (47), previous: 43, twice
- Set a career high in free throws made (8-8), previous: 7 at Iowa State on Feb. 15, 2020
- Set a season high in minutes (26), previous: 18 at Kansas on Jan. 2)
- His 26 minutes played were two shy of his career high (28 vs. TCU on Feb. 19, 2020)
