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No. 15/16 Men’s Basketball wins 76-64 at TCU
03.07.2021 | Men's Basketball
Andrew Jones paces five Longhorns in double-figure scoring with a team-high 16 points.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Redshirt junior guard Andrew Jones paced five Longhorns in double-figure scoring with a team-high 16 points to lead No. 15/16 Texas (17-7, 11-6 Big 12) to a 76-64 win at TCU (12-13, 5-11 Big 12) on Saturday night at Schollmaier Arena. With the victory, the Longhorns claimed the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.
Jones converted 5-of-7 field goals, including a perfect 4-of-4 from three-point range, and added five rebounds in 29 minutes. Senior guard Matt Coleman III registered 12 of his 14 points in the second half and tied his career high with four steals in 30 minutes.
Junior guard Courtney Ramey posted 11 of his 13 points in the second half and registered six assists, five rebounds and three steals in 33 minutes. Senior forward Jericho Sims recorded 10 of his 13 points in the first half and converted 6-of-7 field goals in 26 minutes. Sophomore forward Kai Jones registered 10 points and two blocks in 23 minutes.
Texas hit over 50-percent from the field in both halves, finishing at a 53.6-percent clip (30-56), including an 11-of-23 mark (.478) from three-point range. The Longhorns set team season highs in assists (20) and turnovers forced (22).
Tied at 11-11 with 14:39 remaining in the opening half, Texas ran off six consecutive points to take a 17-11 advantage on a Sims dunk at the 11:52 mark. After a Greg Brown layup gave UT a 23-16 cushion with 6:53 remaining, the Horned Frogs used a 9-2 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes to tie the score at 25-25 following a Mike Miles three-pointer at the 4:19 mark.
The Longhorns answered with an 8-2 spurt in the next two minutes, highlighted by a pair of Jase Febres three-pointers, to grab a 33-27 advantage and took a 33-29 into the break.
After a P.J. Fuller layup trimmed the deficit to 39-34 with 17:56 left, Ramey knocked down a trio of three-pointers to key an 18-9 run over the next seven minutes and build a 57-43 advantage following an Andrew Jones three-pointer at the 10:43 mark.
The Horned Frogs pulled to within eight points on two occasions, but that would be as close as they could get the rest of the way. A Coleman three-pointer gave the Longhorns a 65-53 cushion with 6:19 remaining, and the lead stayed in double digits for the rest of the night.
The Longhorns open postseason play on Thursday, March 11 against No. 18/18 Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. Tip is set for 8:30 p.m. Central at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN or ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#15/16 Texas 76, TCU 64
March 7, 2021
Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Attendance: 2,229
Team Notes
- With the victory, Texas earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and will face Texas Tech in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 11 at 8:30 p.m. CT.
- UT improved to 9-2 in games away from Austin this year, including a 6-2 mark in true road games. The Longhorns concluded the regular season with three-straight Big 12 road victories in a six-day span – Tuesday at Iowa State, Thursday at Oklahoma and Sunday at TCU.
- Texas has now won five straight and 22 of the last 29 meetings against the Horned Frogs.
- The Longhorns swept the regular-season series against TCU for the second straight year.
- Texas posted team season highs in assists (20) and turnovers forced (22).
- The Longhorns registered a 22-12 advantage in points off turnovers.
- Texas converted 53.6-percent (30-56) from the floor, including 11-of-23 (.478) from three-point range, during the victory.
- This marked the eighth time this year that the Longhorns reached double digits in three-pointers made.
- The Longhorns posted 43 points while hitting 56.2-percent (16-29) from the field, including 8-of-15 (.533) from three-point range, in the second half.
- Set a career high in assists (4), previous: 2 at K-State (Feb. 9)
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points, 12 in second half) for the 19th time this year (24 games) and 74th time in his career (125 games)
- Tied his career high in steals (4)
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-23 in 30 minutes
- Posted 4 rebounds, one shy of his season high (5 vs. K-State on Jan. 16)
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 16 points) for the 18th time this year (23 games) and 62nd time in his career (99 games)
- Tied his season high in three-point field goals made (4-4)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the 10th time this year (23 games) and 12th time in his career (50 games)
- Tied his season high in blocked shots (2)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points, 11 in second half) for the 20th time this year (23 games) and 57th time in his career (91 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 11th time this year (23 games) and 32nd time in his career (116 games)
- Registered 10 points (5-5 FG) in 15 minutes during the first half
