The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Thursday, March 11
Kansas City, Missouri
8:30 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
Texas Tech
Texas Longhorns
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The Longhorns face the Red Raiders in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals on Thursday (8:30 p.m. CT).
Game 25: #13/16 Texas (17-7, 11-6 Big 12) vs. #20/22 Texas Tech (17-9, 9-8 Big 12)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals
Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021 - 8:30 p.m. Central
T-Mobile Center (18,972) - Kansas City, Missouri
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN or ESPN2. Bob Wischusen (pxp), Fran Fraschilla (analyst) and Holly Rowe (reporter) will call the action.
• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check www.TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 87-63. Last meeting: Texas Tech 68-59 (Feb. 27, 2021; Lubbock).
Notables
• IT'S BEEN A WHILE: Texas is looking to advance to the semifinals at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2014. The Longhorns have reached the semifinal round in 13 of their first 23 appearances at the Championship.
• ON A ROLL: Texas enters postseason play after earning three consecutive league road victories in a six-day span last week. The Longhorns registered a +10.0 scoring margin (75.3-65.3) while hitting 51.3-percent from the floor, including a 45.9-percent mark from three-point range (28-61). Seven players averaged more than 8.0 ppg during the stretch.
• THREE-HEADED BACKCOURT: Texas has been led all season by its trio of experienced guards: senior Matt Coleman III (All-Big 12 Third Team), junior Andrew Jones (All-Big 12 Second Team) and junior Courtney Ramey (All-Big 12 Third Team).
• IT'S A FIRST: Sophomore F Kai Jones became the first Longhorn to earn the Big 12's Sixth Man Award since the honor began in 2006-07.
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