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No. 21/22 Men's Basketball falls 79-70 at No. 15/16 Iowa State
01.15.2022 | Men's Basketball
Andrew Jones posts a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds, while Marcus Carr adds 15 points and six assists.
AMES, Iowa — Senior Andrew Jones registered a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds, but No. 21/22 Texas (13-4, 3-2 Big 12) dropped a 79-70 decision at No. 15/16 Iowa State (14-3, 2-3 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. The Longhorns committed a season-high 20 turnovers, and the Cyclones hit 56.9-percent from the floor on the afternoon.
Jones added a season-high seven rebounds while converting 6-of-10 field goals, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, and blocked two shots in 28 minutes. Senior Marcus Carr added 15 points, six assists and two steals in 35 minutes, and senior Courtney Ramey posted 10 points and four rebounds in 34 minutes.
Texas opened the game by scoring the first five points and holding the Cyclones scoreless until the 16:13 mark. A Jones three-pointer gave the Longhorns an 11-7 advantage with 12:45 remaining, but Iowa State responded with six straight points to take a 13-11 lead after a Gabe Kalscheur jumper at the 10:23 mark.
A Marcus Carr jumper trimmed the margin to 26-22 with 5:47 left, before the Cyclones used an 8-0 run to build a 34-22 cushion following another Kalscheur jumper at the 3:55 mark. Texas answered with a 7-0 spurt over the next two-and-a-half minutes to close the gap to 34-29 after a Brock Cunningham jumper with 1:24 remaining. The Cyclones scored four of the final six points to take a 38-31 lead into the break.
Texas committed 13 turnovers and Iowa State registered an 18-3 advantage in points off turnovers in the first half. Jones had 13 points while hitting 4-of-7 field goals, including 3-of-5 threes, during the opening 20 minutes.
After a Carr three-pointer cut the deficit to 43-36 at the 17:32 mark, the Cyclones scored eight-straight points to increase their cushion to 51-36 following a Kalscheur three-pointer with 16:15 left. Trailing 64-50 at the 7:54 mark, the Longhorns used an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to trim the margin to 64-58 after a pair of Timmy Allen free throws with 5:37 remaining.
Texas narrowed the lead to five points (67-62) following a pair of Ramey free throws at the 4:17 mark, but that was as close as the Longhorns could get the rest of the way. Iowa State converted 60.9-percent from the floor (14-23), including a 6-of-12 mark from three-point range, over the final 20 minutes.
Texas returns to action when it hosts Kansas State on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#15/16 Iowa State 79, #21/22 Texas 70
January 15, 2022
Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa)
Attendance: 14,267
Team Notes
- UT dropped to 26-19 in the all-time series against Iowa State.
- Texas has won four of the last six and eight of the last 11 meetings against the Cyclones.
- The Longhorns committed a season-high 20 turnovers in the loss. Iowa State registered a 23-12 advantage in points off turnovers.
- UT surrendered opponent team season highs in field goal percentage (.569), three-point field goals made (10), assists (22) and steals (11).
- The Longhorns posted a plus-seven rebound margin (32-25), including a 10-5 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Texas converted 55-percent from the floor (11-20), including a 4-of-9 mark (.444) from three-point range, in the first half.
- Reached double digits in scoring (15 points) for the ninth time this year (17 games) and 73rd in his career (109 games)
- His six assists were one shy of his season high (seven vs. Houston Baptist on Nov. 9)
- Has now recorded at least one blocked shot in seven of his first nine contests
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 18 points) for the 10th time this year (16 games) and the 75th time in his career (118 games)
- Set a season high in rebounds (seven) and three-point field goals made (4-7)
- Tied his season high in blocks (two)
- Recorded 13 points (4-7 FG, 3-5 threes, 2-2 FT), four rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes during the first half
- Set season highs in steals (two) and minutes (11)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the seventh time this year (17 games) and the 64th time in his career (111 games)
