The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Saturday, December 10
Austin, Texas
12 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
Arkansas - Pine Bluff
Jimmy Blacklock and family
No. 2/2 Men's Basketball preview: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
12.09.2022 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns host the Golden Lions in the Jimmy Blacklock Classic on Saturday (Noon CT, LHN).
Game 8: #2/2 Texas (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-7, 0-0 SWAC)
Jimmy Blacklock Classic
Saturday, December 10, 2022 - 12 p.m. Central
Moody Center (10,763) - Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network. Lowell Galindo (pxp) and Lance Blanks (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 1-0. Last meeting: Texas 63-31 (Dec. 14, 2021; Austin).
Notables
• HONORING A LEGEND: Saturday's Jimmy Blacklock Classic will honor the first recruited African-American basketball player for the Longhorns. He led the team in scoring (16.6 ppg) and was the team's MVP in 1970-71. Blacklock was the team captain in 1971-72 when the Longhorns won the SWC title and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.
• FORCING TURNOVERS: The Longhorns have allowed just 64 assists while forcing 128 turnovers (18.3 tpg) during their first seven contests. Texas sports a +6.6 turnover margin this season.
• ALLEN STUFFS THE STAT SHEET: Super senior Timmy Allen posted a season-high 21 points (9-18 FG) and added eight assists and seven rebounds in 40 minutes during Tuesday's overtime contest against No. 17/17 Illinois.
• BISHOP NEARS 1,000-POINT MARK: Super senior Christian Bishop enters Saturday's contest with 996 career points scored in 131 games played.
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