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No. 10/10 Men's Basketball tops Oklahoma State, 89-75
01.25.2023 | Men's Basketball
Cunningham records a career-high 15 points to lead the Longhorns to the home win.
AUSTIN, Texas — Graduate forward Brock Cunningham posted a career-high 15 points to pace No. 10/10 Texas (17-3, 6-2 Big 12) to an 89-75 victory against Oklahoma State (11-9, 3-5 Big 12) on Tuesday night at Moody Center. The Longhorns converted 50.9-percent (29-57) from the floor, including a season-best 61.5-percent (8-13) from three-point range, against an OSU team that entered the contest leading the Big 12 and ranking fourth nationally in field goal percentage defense (37.3).
UT improved to 10-2 under the leadership of Interim Head Coach Rodney Terry with the win. The Longhorns have now had a sellout crowd in each of their first 12 contests in Moody Center this season.
Cunningham tied his career highs in field goals made (5-6) and three-pointers made (3-3) while adding five rebounds in 24 minutes. Graduate Marcus Carr registered a game-high 21 points while converting 7-of-11 field goals (2-of-2 threes) and 5-of-7 free throws to go along with five assists, four boards and three steals in 36 minutes. Super senior Timmy Allen tallied 17 points while hitting 5-of-8 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws and added six boards and three assists in 29 minutes, and senior Dylan Disu recorded 12 points, eight rebounds (five offensive), three steals and two blocks in 20 minutes.
After a Bryce Thompson jumper tied the score at 6-6 with 16:24 remaining, the Longhorns went on an 11-0 run over the next three-and-a-half minutes to build a 17-6 cushion following a Carr three-pointer at the 12:52 mark. A Carr jumper gave Texas a 33-25 lead with 9:23 left, but the Cowboys scored five-straight points to trim the margin to 33-30 after a Thompson three-pointer at the 4:33 mark.
Tyreek Smith converted a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 35-32 with 3:31 remaining, before the Longhorns closed the half on a 5-0 run to take a 40-32 advantage into the break. Texas posted an 11-2 edge in points off turnovers and a 12-2 margin in second-chance points in the opening 20 minutes.
The Longhorns increased their cushion to 45-32 following a Carr layup at the 19:20 mark. A Sir'Jabari Rice three-pointer gave the Longhorns a 52-41 advantage with 14:31 left, before the Cowboys used a 5-0 spurt to trim the margin to 52-46 after a Thompson three-pointer at the 13:29 mark.
Texas responded with a 6-0 run over the next three minutes to build a 58-46 lead following a pair of Tyrese Hunter free throws with 10:48 remaining. The margin did not dip below eight points for the duration of the contest. A John-Michael Wright three-pointer cut the deficit to 75-67 at the 5:19 mark, but the Longhorns sealed the victory with a 7-0 spurt to take an 82-67 advantage after a pair of Allen free throws with 2:53 left.
Texas returns to the court on Saturday, Jan. 28 when it travels to face No. 4/4 Tennessee as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Tip is set for 6 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Central) at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#10/10 Texas 89, Oklahoma State 75
January 24, 2023
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,763 (sellout)
Team Notes
- UT is 10-2 under the leadership of Interim Head Coach Rodney Terry.
- Texas has played in front of a sellout crowd in EACH of its first 12 contests in Moody Center this year.
- The 17-3 record marks UT's best 20-game start since the 2010-11 season (17-3).
- The 6-2 record in Big 12 play marks UT's best 8-game start in league action since the 2013-14 season (6-2).
- Eleven of UT's 17 wins this season have been by at least 10 points.
- The Longhorns swept the regular-season series against Oklahoma State and have won 23 of the last 36 meetings in the series.
- UT has won 16 of the last 19 meetings in Austin against Oklahoma State.
- Texas converted 50.9-percent (29-57) from the floor on the night. UT has hit at least 50-percent from the field in 10 of its first 20 contests this season.
- The Longhorns set a team season high in three-point field goal percentage (.615, 8-13).
- Texas posted a 20-11 margin in points off turnovers, a 16-4 edge in second-chance points and a 29-19 advantage in bench scoring.
- The Longhorns registered a plus-14 rebound margin (41-27).
- Texas forced 16 Oklahoma State turnovers on the night. The Longhorns have forced at least 15 turnovers in 16 of their first 20 contests this year.
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the 12th time this year (20 games) and 105th time in his career (139 games)
- Set a season high in free throws made (7-8)
- Topped the 20-point mark (game-high 21 points) for the sixth time this year (20 games) and 31st time in his career (146 games)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the fourth time in eight Big 12 games this season
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 18th time this year and 103rd time in his career
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-18 in 36 minutes played
- Set his career high in scoring (15 points), previous: 13 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 20, 2022)
- Tied his career high in field goals made (5-6), also had 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 20, 2022)
- Tied his career high in three-pointers made (3-3), also had 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 20, 2022)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the second time this year (20 games) and third time in his career (95 games)
- Registered a plus-minus total of plus-17 in 24 minutes played
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the eighth time this season (19 games) and 37th time in his career (94 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the third-straight contest and fourth time in the last five games
- Added a game-high eight rebounds (five offensive) in 20 minutes
- Tied his season high in steals (three)
