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No. 15/17 Men's Basketball defeats Wyoming, 86-63
11.26.2023 | Men's Basketball
Abmas posted a season-high 23 points to lead the Longhorns in Sunday’s home win.
AUSTIN, Texas — Graduate guard Max Abmas registered a season-high 23 points to lead No. 15/17 Texas (5-1) to an 86-63 victory over Wyoming (4-2) on Sunday afternoon in Moody Center. The Longhorns improved to 4-0 at home this season and have topped the 80-point mark in five of their first six contests.
Abmas converted a season-high 8-of-14 field goals, including 3-of-6 threes, and 4-of-4 free throws to go along with four rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes. Graduate forward Kadin Shedrick recorded 17 points (7-10 FG, 3-3 FT) and two blocked shots in 26 minutes, and sophomore forward Dillon Mitchell tallied 12 points (6-11 FG) and a team-high nine rebounds in 24 minutes. Junior guard Tyrese Hunter posted 12 points (5-10 FG) and two assists, and graduate guard Ithiel Horton added 11 points (4-6 FG, 2-2 threes), three rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes.
Texas converted 55.7-percent (34-61) from the floor and a season-best 92.3-percent (12-13) from the free throw line during the victory. The Longhorns recorded a plus-10 rebound margin (38-28) and limited the Cowboys to 39.0-percent (23-59) shooting from the floor, including a 30.8-percent (4-13) mark from three-point range.
Wyoming took an early 5-2 advantage following an Oleg Kojenets layup at the 15:33 mark, before the Longhorns responded with a 7-0 spurt to grab a 9-5 lead after a Horton three-pointer with 13:56 remaining. The Cowboys evened the score at 15-15 following a Cam Manyawu layup at the 9:20 mark.
Abmas connected on back-to-back three-pointers and Shedrick added a dunk in transition to give Texas a 23-15 advantage with 7:48 left. Wyoming trimmed the margin to 23-19 after a Manyawu dunk at the 7:09 mark, before the Longhorns went on an 11-3 run over the next four minutes to build a 34-22 cushion following a Shedrick three-point play with 3:08 remaining. The Cowboys cut the gap to 36-26 after a Sam Griffin jumper at the 1:50 mark, before Texas scored the final five points of the half to take a 41-26 advantage into the break.
The Longhorns opened the second half with a 6-3 spurt to increase their cushion to 47-29 following a Mitchell dunk with 17:48 left. Texas pushed the advantage to 56-35 after a pair of Brock Cunningham free throws at the 15:05 mark. An Abmas floater gave the Longhorns a 65-46 lead with 11:30 remaining, but the Cowboys used a 9-2 run to trim the margin to 67-55 following a Brendan Wenzel three-pointer at the 7:47 mark. That was as close as Wyoming would get, as Texas sealed the victory with a 15-2 run over the next five minutes to build an 82-57 cushion after a Mitchell layup with 2:58 left.
Texas is back in action when it hosts Texas State (3-4) on Thursday, Nov. 30. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central at Moody Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#15/17 Texas 86, Wyoming 63
November 26, 2023
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 9,926
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 20-1 all-time in games played in Moody Center (4-0 this year).
- The Longhorns improved to 2-2 in the all-time series against Wyoming. This marked the first meeting between the two schools since the 1949-50 season.
- Texas has now topped the 80-point mark in five of its first six games.
- The Longhorns converted 55.7-percent (34-61) from the floor, including a 6-of-15 (.400) mark from three-point range, on the afternoon.
- UT set a team season high in free throw percentage (.923, 12-13) in the win.
- Five Longhorns reached double figures in scoring.
- Texas registered a plus-10 rebound margin (38-28), including a 17-8 margin in the second half.
- The Longhorns converted 50-percent (14-28) from the floor, including a 5-of-10 (.500) mark from beyond the arc, and 8-of-9 (.889) free throws in the opening 20 minutes while building a 41-26 halftime lead.
- Texas limited the Cowboys to 26 points on 28.6-percent (10-35) FG shooting, including a 1-of-6 (.167) mark from three-point range, in the first half.
- UT hit 60.6-percent (20-33) from the floor in the second half
- Set his season high in scoring (game-high 23 points), previous: 19 vs. Delaware State (Nov. 10)
- Set his season high in field goals made (8-14), previous: 6, twice
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time this year (6 games) and 68th time in his career (129 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the sixth time this year and 118th time in his career
- Tied his season high in steals (3) and added eight rebounds in 24 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the fifth time this year (6 games) and 65th time in his career (108 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the fifth time this year (6 games) and 45th time in his career (79 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the third time this year (6 games) and ninth time in his career (44 games)
- Added a team-high nine rebounds in 24 minutes
- Tied his collegiate career high in blocked shots (3)
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the fourth time this year (5 games) and 26th time in his career (81 games)
