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No. 7/8 Men's Basketball tops Rice, 87-81, in OT
12.13.2022 | Men's Basketball
Carr records a season-high 28 points to lead the Longhorns to home victory.
AUSTIN — Graduate guard Marcus Carr posted a season-high 28 points to lead No. 7/8 Texas (8-1) to an 87-81 overtime victory against Rice (6-3) on Monday night at Moody Center. Carr tallied eight points during the overtime session while converting 2-of-2 field goals and 4-of-4 free throws.
Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry served as acting head coach during Monday's contest.
Carr posted season highs in scoring, field goals made (9-16) and minutes (42) and tied his season high in three-point field goals made (4-7). Super senior Timmy Allen tallied 15 points (7-9 FG) in 22 minutes of action. Freshman Dillon Mitchell recorded 12 points (career-high 6-6 FT), nine rebounds and three steals in 32 minutes, and graduate Sir'Jabari Rice added 11 points and four assists in 34 minutes. Graduate Brock Cunningham registered a season-high 10 rebounds (five offensive) and six points in 27 minutes.
Rice jumped out to a 9-4 lead following a Quincy Olivari three-pointer at the 17:08 mark. After a pair of Mitchell free throws evened the score at 11-11 with 12:49 remaining, the Owls used a 9-0 spurt over the next three minutes to build a 20-11 cushion after another Olivari three-pointer at the 9:29 mark.
Texas answered with a 6-0 run over the next two minutes to trim the deficit to 20-17 following a Carr three-pointer with 7:43 left. An Allen jumper cut the margin to 22-21 at the 6:20 mark, but Rice responded with an 8-0 spurt to take a 30-21 lead after yet another Olivari three-pointer with 4:02 remaining. The Owls increased the margin to as much as 10 points (33-23) following an Olivari three-point play at the 2:23 mark, before the Longhorns closed the half with six-straight points to trim the deficit to 33-29 at the break.
Mekhi Mason hit 1-of-2 free throws to give Rice a 34-32 cushion at the 17:32 mark, but Texas answered with a 7-2 spurt to grab a 39-36 advantage following a Christian Bishop dunk with 15:58 left. Olivari converted 1-of-2 free throws at the 9:11 mark to even the score at 55-55, before Texas ran off six-straight points to build a 61-55 advantage after an Allen jumper with 6:46 remaining.
Another Allen jumper provided the Longhorns with a 63-58 cushion at the 6:17 mark, but Rice responded with an 8-0 run to take a 66-63 lead following a Travis Evee three-pointer with 4:42 left. Carr answered with a three-pointer at the 4:05 mark to tie the score at 66-66, and neither team led by more than two points for the remainder of regulation. Olivari hit a pair of free throws to even the contest at 72-72 at the 1:32 mark, and both teams were held scoreless for the remainder of regulation.
In the overtime period, the Longhorns converted 5-of-7 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws while outscoring the Owls by a 15-9 margin. Texas scored the first seven points to open the extra session and build a 79-72 cushion following a Rice layup with 3:03 left. Another layup from Rice pushed UT's lead to 83-75 with 1:21 remaining, and the Owls were not able to trim the margin below four points the rest of the way. Carr (eight) and Rice (seven) scored all 15 points for the Longhorns in overtime.
Texas returns to action on Sunday, Dec. 18, when it faces Stanford in the Pac-12 U.S. LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Dallas. Tip is set for Noon Central at American Airlines Center, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#7/8 Texas 87, Rice 81 (OT)
December 12, 2022
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,763 (sellout)
Team Notes
- Texas Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry served as acting head coach for tonight's game.
- UT has now won 11 consecutive games against the Owls. The Longhorns have won 18 of the last 19 and 33 of the last 38 meetings in the series. Tonight's contest marked the first meeting between Texas and Rice since Dec. 29, 2014.
- This marked UT's second overtime contest in its last three games. The Longhorns fell 85-78 in OT to No. 17/17 Illinois in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City (Dec. 6).
- Texas improved to 7-0 at home this season, including a 6-0 mark in games played in Moody Center.
- UT has had sellout crowds in each of its first six games at Moody Center.
- Texas posted a 25-10 advantage in bench scoring and a 14-7 edge in fast-break points.
- In the overtime session, the Longhorns converted 5-of-7 (.714) field goals and 5-of-6 (.833) free throws while outscoring the Owls by a 15-9 margin.
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the fourth time this year (9 games) and 97th time in his career (128 games)
- Set season highs in scoring (28 points), FG made (9-16) and minutes (42)
- Tied his season high in three-point FG made (4-7)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time this year (9 games) and 26th time in his career (135 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the seventh time this year and 92nd time in his career
- In the overtime session, he posted a team-high 8 points (2-2 FG, 4-4 FT) and one assist without a turnover
- Set season highs in rebounds (10, one shy of his career high) and minutes (27)
- Five of his rebounds came off the offensive glass
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the first time this year (9 games) and fourth time in his career (84 games)
- Set career highs in FT made (6-6), steals (3) and minutes (32)
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the fifth time in his career (9 games)
- Had 10 points (3-4 FG, career-high 4-4 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 14 minutes during the first half
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the fifth time this year (9 games) and 63rd time in his career (120 games)
- Set a season high in minutes (34)
- In the overtime session, he posted 7 points (3-3 FG, 1-2 FT)
