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No. 7/7 Men's Basketball tops Louisiana, 100-72
12.21.2022 | Men's Basketball
Morris paces five Longhorns in double-figure scoring with a career-high 25 points.
AUSTIN — Freshman guard Arterio Morris posted a career-high 25 points to lead No. 7/7 Texas (10-1) to a 100-72 victory over Louisiana (10-2) on Wednesday evening at Moody Center. The Longhorns topped the century mark in scoring for the first time since a 105-59 home win against Northwestern State on Nov. 10, 2017.
Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry served as acting head coach for the third straight contest for the Longhorns. UT played before a sellout crowd (10,763) at Moody Center for the seventh-straight game this season.
Morris converted 9-of-11 field goals, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 free throws in 18 minutes. He was one of five Longhorns to reach double figures in scoring.
Super senior Timmy Allen tallied 17 points while hitting 6-of-8 field goals and 5-of-5 free throws, six boards, three assists and two blocks in 25 minutes. Graduate Marcus Carr also posted 17 points while converting 5-of-9 field goals, including 3-of-3 from three-point range, and 4-of-4 free throws in 24 minutes. Sophomore Tyrese Hunter recorded 10 points and four assists in 31 minutes, and super senior Christian Bishop added 10 points (5-6 FG), a game-high eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 20 minutes.
The Longhorns set team season highs in scoring, field goal percentage (.581), three-point field goal percentage (.545) and free throw percentage (.941). Texas posted 23 assists on 36 field goals made, and five different UT players had at least three assists on the night.
Texas took control of the contest from the opening tip as it raced out to a 14-4 advantage following an Allen jumper with 16:08 remaining. The Ragin' Cajuns scored six straight points to trim the margin to 14-10 after a Jordan Brown three-point play at the 15:04 mark. UT answered with a 9-2 spurt over the next two-and-a-half minutes to build a 23-12 cushion following a Sir'Jabari Rice three-pointer with 12:32 left.
Louisiana cut the deficit to 43-33 after a Terence Lewis II layup at the 3:33 mark. The Longhorns closed the half with a 14-2 run to take a 57-35 advantage into the locker room.
Texas opened the second half with an 11-3 spurt to increase its margin to 30 points (68-38) following a Morris three-pointer with 15:58 remaining. The Ragin' Cajuns narrowed the gap to 25 points (80-55) after a Themus Fulks free throw at the 10:52 mark, but that was as close as Louisiana would get the rest of the way.
UT built the lead to as much as 38 points (98-60) following an Allen layup with 4:03 left. Morris had 19 of his 25 points in the second half, as he converted 7-of-9 field goals, including 3-of-5 threes, in the final 20 minutes.
Texas will break for the holidays and returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 27 when it hosts Texas A&M-Commerce. 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
#7/7 Texas 100, Louisiana 72
December 21, 2022
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,763 (sellout)
Team Notes
- Texas Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry served as acting head coach for the third straight contest.
- UT improved to 3-2 in the all-time series against Louisiana. This marked the first meeting between the two schools since an 82-48 home victory by the Longhorns on Nov. 20, 1999.
- The Longhorns reached the 100-point mark for the first time since the 2017-18 season opener. UT claimed a 105-59 home win against Northwestern State on Nov. 10, 2017.
- Texas improved to 103-9 all-time when reaching the 100-point mark, including a 68-1 record in home games when accomplishing the feat.
- The Longhorns set team season highs in points (100), FG percentage (.581), three-point FG percentage (.545) and FT percentage (.941).
- Five different Texas players reached double figures in scoring.
- UT has had a sellout crowd in each of its first seven contests in Moody Center this season.
- Texas registered 23 assists on 36 made field goals. Five different UT players had at least three assists on the night.
- The Longhorns converted 58.8-percent (20-34) from the floor, including 64.3-percent (9-14) from three-point range, and went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes while building a 57-35 halftime advantage.
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the sixth time this year (11 games) and 99th time in his career (130 games)
- He tied his career high in blocked shots (2) and set a season high in FT made (5-5)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the second time this year (11 games) and 52nd time in his career (135 games)
- Recorded a game-high eight rebounds to go along with two blocks and two steals in 20 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the ninth time this year (11 games) and 94th time in his career (137 games)
- Went a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line
- Tied his career high in assists (4) and did not commit a turnover in 16 minutes played
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the eighth time this year (11 games) and 28th time in his career (46 games)
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-27 in 31 minutes played
- Set career highs in scoring (25 points), FG made (9-11) and three-point FG made (5-7) in 18 minutes played
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time in his career (11 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the third time in his career
- Tied his career high in steals (3) and blocked shots (2) in 18 minutes played
