The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Thursday, March 9
Kansas City, Missouri
6 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
Oklahoma State
Tyrese Hunter
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No. 7/7 Men's Basketball preview: vs. Oklahoma State
03.07.2023 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns begin play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Thursday night (6 p.m. CT, ESPN2) in Kansas City.
Game 32: #7/7 Texas (23-8, 12-6 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (18-14, 8-10 Big 12)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 6 p.m. Central
T-Mobile Center (19,135) - Kansas City, Missouri
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Rich Hollenberg (pxp), Chris Spatola (analyst) and Kris Budden (reporter) 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.
• OSU SERIES: Texas leads, 57-47. Last meeting: Texas 89-75 (Jan. 24, 2023; Austin).
Notables
• SOLID SEASON: Texas earned the No. 2 seed at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, marking its best seed at the league's postseason tourney since 2011 (also a 2 seed). UT is tied for the second-most Quad 1 wins in the nation (11-8) entering Thursday's game.
• HIGH-QUALITY CARR: Graduate G Marcus Carr is the first Texas player to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors since Isaiah Taylor in 2015-16. Carr leads the team in scoring (16.2 ppg), assists (129), steals (51) and minutes (33.2 mpg). He has registered 34 assists against just five turnovers over the last seven contests.
• BEST SIXTH MAN IN NATION: Graduate G Sir'Jabari Rice is just the second UT player (Kai Jones, 2020-21) to earn the Big 12's Sixth Man Award. Rice ranks second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) and has topped the 20-point mark in five of the last 11 games.
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