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No. 12/16 Men's Basketball falls at No. 8/7 Marquette, 86-65
12.07.2023 | Men's Basketball
Abmas topped the 20-point mark for the third-straight contest with a team-high 25 points on Wednesday night.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Graduate guard Max Abmas recorded a team-high 25 points, but No. 12/16 Texas (6-2) dropped an 86-65 decision at No. 8/7 Marquette (7-2) on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum. Abmas topped the 20-point mark for his third consecutive game.
Abmas converted a season-best 10-of-19 field goals, including 3-of-8 from three-point range, and added three rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes. Sophomore guard Chendall Weaver tallied a season-high 10 points (4-6 FG) and four rebounds in a season-best 26 minutes, while sophomore forward Dillon Mitchell added a game-high 10 rebounds to go along with eight points, three assists and two blocks in 37 minutes.
Texas jumped out to an 11-5 advantage after Abmas opened the contest by hitting three-straight three-pointers and Mitchell added a put-back at the 17:10 mark. The Golden Eagles responded with a 6-0 run over the next five minutes to even the score at 11-11 following a pair of Chase Ross free throws with 12:34 remaining.
A Brock Cunningham three-pointer gave the Longhorns a 20-18 edge at the 9:37 mark, but Marquette used an 11-0 spurt over the next four minutes to build a 29-20 cushion after a Kam Jones three-pointer with 5:49 left. Texas answered with an 8-0 run to trim the margin to 29-28 following an Abmas jumper at the 3:11 mark, before the Golden Eagles scored the final 13 points of the half to take a 42-28 advantage into the break.
A Mitchell layup cut the deficit to 47-33 with 17:33 remaining, but Marquette went on a 15-3 run over the next five-and-a-half minutes to increase its cushion to 62-36 after a Tyler Kolek layup at the 11:56 mark. The Longhorns were unable to trim the margin to below 20 points for the remainder of the contest.
Texas is back in action when it hosts Houston Christian on Saturday, Dec. 9. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central at Moody Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#8/7 Marquette 86, #12/16 Texas 65
December 6, 2023
Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Attendance: 16,733
Team Notes
- Tonight's contest marked just the second meeting between the two schools and first since the 1977-78 season.
- Texas dropped to 0-2 in the all-time series against Marquette.
- The Longhorns posted a 24-14 advantage in fast-break points.
- UT tallied 16 assists on 25 made field goals.
- Texas registered 10 steals and posted a 28-20 margin in points off turnovers.
- Set his season high in field goals made (10-19); previous: 9 vs. Texas State (Nov. 30)
- Tied his season high in minutes (38)
- Topped the 20-point mark (25 points) for the third time this year (8 games) and 70th time in his career (131 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the eighth time this year and 120th time in his career
- Set his career high in assists (6), previous: 4, six times; and did not commit a turnover in 30 minutes
- Reached double figures in rebounds (10) for the fourth time this season (8 games) and sixth time in his career (46 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the first time this year (8 games) and 16th time in his career (40 games)
- Set season highs in field goals made (4-6), steals (2) and minutes (26)
- Tied his season highs in free throws made (2-2), rebounds (4) and assists (2)
