The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 7/8 Men's Basketball defeats Stanford, 72-62
12.18.2022 | Men's Basketball
Carr has 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half to lead the Longhorns at the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Dallas.
DALLAS — Graduate guard Marcus Carr posted a team-high 17 points and five assists to lead No. 7/8 Texas (9-1) to a 72-62 victory against Stanford (4-7) on Sunday afternoon in the Pac-12 U.S. LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge at American Airlines Center. Carr had 15 of his 17 points in the second half.
Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry served as acting head coach for the second straight contest for the Longhorns. Carr converted 6-of-13 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws in 33 minutes. Super senior Timmy Allen posted 15 points (6-13 FG), five assists without a turnover, four rebounds, a career-high tying two blocks and one steal in 29 minutes. Graduate Sir'Jabari Rice added 15 points (6-10 FG, 3-5 threes), four rebounds, two assists and one block in 25 minutes.
The Longhorns forced 18 Stanford turnovers and earned a 19-5 advantage in points off turnovers and an 18-3 margin in fast-break points. The Longhorns have now forced at least 17 turnovers in nine of their first 10 contests.
The opening 20 minutes featured five lead changes and two ties. After a Rice step-back jumper trimmed the margin to 6-5 at the 15:08 mark, the Cardinal used a 5-0 spurt to build an 11-5 advantage following a Max Murrell three-pointer with 13:32 remaining. The Longhorns responded by scoring seven straight points to take a 12-11 lead after a Marcus Carr jumper at the 11:15 mark.
A Michael Jones jumper evened the score at 17-17 with 5:52 left. Allen scored five consecutive points to give the Longhorns a 22-17 cushion at the 4:58 mark. A Jones three-pointer tied the game at 26-26 with 2:27 remaining, before Texas closed the half with a 5-2 spurt to grab a 31-28 lead at the break.
A Spencer Jones three-pointer tied the contest at 31-31 with 19:33 remaining, before the Longhorns used an 8-0 run over the next minute to build a 39-31 advantage following a Dylan Disu dunk at the 18:25 mark. UT extended its cushion to 11 points (44-33) after a Marcus Carr three-pointer with 15:45 left.
A James Keefe free throw narrowed the margin to 46-38 at the 14:42 mark, but the Longhorns answered with a 12-4 run over the next three minutes to increase their lead to 58-42 following a Tyrese Hunter three-pointer with 11:32 remaining. The Cardinal responded with a 14-1 spurt over the next five minutes to pull to within 59-56 after a Michael O'Connell three-point play at the 6:27 mark.
Leading 61-57 with 4:50 remaining, Texas used an Allen layup, a Carr jumper and an Allen jumper to increase its cushion to 67-58 at the 3:07 mark. The margin did not dip below seven points for the remainder of the contest.
Texas is back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 21, when it hosts Louisiana. Tip is set for 7 p.m. Central at Moody Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#7/8 Texas 72, Stanford 62
Pac-12 U.S. LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge
December 18, 2022
American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)
Attendance: 4,700
Team Notes
- Texas Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry served as acting head coach for the second straight contest.
- The Longhorns won their third consecutive game against the Cardinal and improved to 5-2 in the all-time series against Stanford.
- This marked the second straight year that Texas has defeated Stanford in the Pac-12 U.S. LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge. Last season (Dec. 19, 2021), the Longhorns claimed a 60-53 victory over the Cardinal in Las Vegas.
- Texas forced 18 Stanford turnovers and registered a 19-5 margin in points off turnovers.
- The Longhorns have registered at least 17 turnovers in nine of their first 10 contests.
- UT recorded 22 assists (on 28 made field goals) against just eight turnovers on the afternoon.
- Texas posted an 18-3 margin in fast-break points during the contest.
- The Longhorns forced 12 Stanford turnovers in the first half and posted an 11-5 advantage in points off turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the fifth time this year (10 games) and 98th time in his career (129 games)
- Tied his career high in blocks (2) and added five assists without a turnover in 29 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 17 points) for the eighth time this year (10 games) and 93rd time in his career (136 games)
- Added five assists against just one turnover in 33 minutes
- Registered 15 points (5-7 FG, 2-4 threes, 3-4 FT) and five assists without a turnover in 18 minutes during the second half
- Recorded a team-best plus-minus total of plus-16 in 19 minutes played
- Tallied nine points (4-4 FG, 1-1 threes), five boards, two blocks and two assists without a turnover on the afternoon
- Set a season high in assists (5) in 31 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (15 points) for the sixth time this year (10 games) and 64th time in his career (121 games)