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No. 15/16 Men’s Basketball wins 81-67 at Iowa State
03.02.2021 | Men's Basketball
Kai Jones paces the Longhorns with a season-high 17 points and eight rebounds.
AMES, Iowa — Sophomore forward Kai Jones registered a season-high 17 points to lead No. 15/16 Texas (15-7, 9-6 Big 12) to an 81-67 victory at Iowa State (2-19, 0-16 Big 12) on Tuesday evening at Hilton Coliseum. Jones added a career-high three blocked shots and converted a career-best 9-of-10 free throws in 27 minutes.
Junior guard Courtney Ramey recorded 14 points (2-4 threes, 6-6 FT), a season-high seven rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes. Freshman forward Greg Brown posted 12 points (5-5 FT) in 27 minutes, and senior guard Matt Coleman III added 12 points (5-7 FG, 2-4 threes) and five assists in 34 minutes. Senior guard Jase Febres also provided a spark with a season-high nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range in 21 minutes.
Texas converted 51.0-percent from the floor, including a 9-of-20 (.450) mark from three-point, and a season-best 87.0-percent (20-23) from the free throw line. The Longhorns went a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line in the second half.
UT jumped out to an 8-0 lead just 1:43 into the contest. The Cyclones responded with a 13-3 spurt over the next five minutes to take a 13-11 advantage following a Jaden Walker three-pointer with 13:11 remaining.
Texas immediately answered with a 17-0 run to build a 28-13 cushion after a pair of Brown free throws at the 9:55 mark. The Longhorns increased their margin to as much as 17 points (34-17) following a Kai Jones put-back with 4:16 left before taking a 38-28 lead at the break.
The Cyclones trimmed the deficit to eight points on four different occasions in the second half, but that was as close as Iowa State would get the rest of the way. Texas hit 54.2-percent from the floor (13-24), including a 6-of-10 mark from three-point range, in the second half.
The Longhorns return to action when they travel to face No. 16/15 Oklahoma on Thursday, March 4. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#15/16 Texas 81, Iowa State 67
March 2, 2021
Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa)
Attendance: 1,191
Team Notes
- The Longhorns improved to 7-2 in games away from Austin this year (4-2 in true road games, 3-0 in neutral-site contests).
- Texas improved to 26-18 in the all-time series against the Cyclones.
- UT has won eight of the last 10 meetings against Iowa State. Head coach Shaka Smart is 9-4 against the Cyclones during his time at Texas, including a regular-season sweep this year.
- The Longhorns converted 51.0-percent from the floor (26-51), including a 9-of-20 mark (.450) from three-point range, on the night.
- UT hit a team season-best 87.0-percent (20-23) from the free throw line during the victory, including a perfect 11-of-11 in the second half.
- The Longhorns went 20-of-23 from the free throw line, while the Cyclones were 7-of-9 from the stripe.
- Texas registered a 28-14 advantage in bench scoring and a 12-6 margin in second-chance points.
- In the second half, UT converted 54.2-percent from the floor (13-24), including a 6-of-10 (.600) mark from three-point range.
- Trailing 13-11 at the 13:11 mark of the first half, the Longhorns went on a 17-0 run over the next 3:16 to grab a 28-13 lead with 9:55 remaining.
- UT held a 17-point advantage (34-17) at the 4:16 mark of the first half.
- Texas forced 14 Iowa State turnovers in the first half.
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 13th time this year and in his career (21 games)
- Went a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line in 27 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 18th time this year (22 games) and 73rd time in his career (123 games)
- Set a season high in scoring (9 points), previous: 6 vs. K-State (Jan. 16)
- Set a season high in three-point field goals made (3-4), previous: 2 vs. K-State (Jan. 16)
- Set his season high in scoring (17 points), previous: 15 vs. Oklahoma (Jan. 26)
- Set a career high in free throws made (9-10), previous: 4, twice
- Set a career high in steals (3), previous: 2, seven times
- Tied his season high in blocks (2)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the ninth time this year (21 games) and 11th time in his career (48 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 18th time this year (21 games) and 55th time in his career (89 games)
- Set a season high in rebounds (7), previous: 5, three times
- Posted a team-best plus-minus total of plus-21 in 34 minutes
