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No. 23/22 Men's Basketball defeats Oklahoma State, 56-51
01.22.2022 | Men's Basketball
Marcus Carr leads four Longhorns in double-figure scoring with a team-high 14 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Marcus Carr registered a team-high 14 points to pace No. 23/22 Texas (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) to a 56-51 victory against Oklahoma State (10-8, 3-4 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns, who entered the game leading the nation in scoring defense (55.2 ppg), improved to 14-0 this season when holding their opponents below 60 points.
Carr hit 2-of-5 three-pointers and was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line while adding four rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes. Senior Tre Mitchell posted 12 points (2-4 threes), and senior Timmy Allen tallied 11 points (5-9 FG), eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one blocked shot in 31 minutes. Senior Courtney Ramey also reached double figures in scoring with 10 points and a season-high seven rebounds in 39 minutes.
Defense and free throw shooting proved to be the difference for the Longhorns in their victory. Texas limited Oklahoma State to 51 points on 37.5-percent field goal shooting (21-56), including a 2-of-9 mark (.222) from three-point range. The Longhorns also converted 14-of-16 from the line, including a 12-of-13 mark in the second half.
Texas raced out to a 13-0 advantage following a Christian Bishop dunk at the 16:16 mark, as the Longhorns converted their first three attempts from beyond the arc. The Cowboys responded with a 16-0 run over the next 10 minutes to grab a 16-13 cushion after an Isaac Likekele jumper with 6:17 left. A Carr three-pointer at the 6:01 mark ended a scoreless drought of 10:15 for the Longhorns and tied the game at 16-16.
Oklahoma State built a 20-16 advantage following a D. Williams jumper with 3:46 remaining and maintained the lead for the remainder of the half. A Bishop layup with 29 seconds left pulled Texas to within 27-25 at the break.
The Longhorns scored the opening four points of the second half and took a 29-27 advantage following a Ramey layup at the 17:27 mark. After a Bryce Thompson free throw tied the game at 29-29 with 16:26 left, Texas used a Dylan Disu putback and an Allen jumper to grab a 33-29 cushion at the 14:44 mark. The Longhorns did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the contest.
An Avery Anderson III free throw pulled the Cowboys to within 39-37 at the 8:05 mark, but Texas responded with a 9-2 run over the next two-plus minutes to build a 48-39 advantage following a pair of Carr free throws with 5:50 remaining. After Oklahoma State trimmed the margin to three points (50-47), Mitchell hit a jumper from the foul line to give the Longhorns a 52-47 cushion with 56 seconds left. Ramey hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds remaining, and Carr converted two free throws with five seconds left to seal the victory.
Texas returns to action when it travels to face TCU on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Tip is set for 8 p.m. Central at the Schollmaier Arena, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPNU.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#23/22 Texas 56, Oklahoma State 51
January 22, 2022
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 13,203
Team Notes
- The Longhorns improved to 55-47 in the all-time series against Oklahoma State.
- UT has won 15 of the last 18 meetings in Austin against the Cowboys.
- Texas has won 21 of the last 34 meetings in the series against Oklahoma State.
- Texas improved to 545-141 all-time in the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns are 273-58 at the Erwin Center in the last 20 seasons (dating to the start of the 2002-03 season), including an 11-1 mark in 2021-22.
- The Longhorns limited Oklahoma State to 51 points on 37.5-percent FG shooting (21-56), including a 2-of-9 mark (.222) from three-point range.
- UT improved to 14-0 this year when holding its opponent below 60 points.
- Texas converted 14-of-16 from the free throw line (.875), including a 12-of-13 mark (.923) in the second half.
- UT allowed just eight assists while forcing 15 turnovers on the afternoon.
- The Longhorns posted a plus-six rebound margin (38-32).
- Texas opened the game with a 13-0 run over the first 3:44.
- Reached double digits in scoring (11 points) for the 14th time this year (19 games) and 85th in his career (104 games)
- Reached double digits in scoring (team-high 14 points) for the 11th time this year (19 games) and 75th in his career (111 games)
- Converted 8-of-8 free throws on the afternoon and has now hit 19-of-20 free throws over his last two contests
- Has now recorded at least one blocked shot in nine of his first 11 contests
- Reached double digits in scoring (12 points) for the eighth time this year (18 games) and 49th in his career (62 games)
- Tied his season high in three-point field goals made (2-4)
- Reached double digits in scoring (10 points) for the eighth time this year (19 games) and 65th in his career (113 games)
- Set season highs in rebounds (seven) and minutes (39)
