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No. 7/7 Men's Basketball tops Oklahoma State, 61-47
03.09.2023 | Men's Basketball
Disu records first double-double of the season and leads five Longhorns in double-figure scoring in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Super senior forward Dylan Disu posted his first double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 11 rebounds to lead No. 7/7 Texas (24-8) to a 61-47 victory against Oklahoma State (18-15) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals on Thursday evening in T-Mobile Center. With the win, the Longhorns advance to the semifinals against No. 22/23 TCU on Friday, March 10 at 8:30 p.m. Central.
Disu converted 4-of-7 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws to go along with three steals and one block in a season-high 32 minutes. Graduate Sir'Jabari Rice, who made his first start of the season in the place of super senior Timmy Allen (right lower leg injury), posted a team-high 15 points (6-6 FT) and added eight rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes. Sophomore Tyrese Hunter and graduate Marcus Carr each tallied 11 points, while freshman Arterio Morris recorded 10 points and two steals in 15 minutes.
The Longhorns limited Oklahoma State to 47 points on 26.9-percent (14-52) field goal shooting, including a 14.3-percent (3-21) mark from three-point range. UT allowed just seven assists while forcing 20 turnovers and posted a 22-9 advantage in points off turnovers.
Texas jumped out to a 10-5 advantage following a Hunter three-pointer at the 15:46 mark. The Cowboys used an 8-1 spurt over the next 5:46 to take a 13-11 lead after a pair of Moussa Cisse free throws with 10:00 left. Tied at 15-15 following a Bryce Thompson jumper at the 8:09 mark, the Longhorns ran off six-straight points to build a 21-15 cushion after a Carr jumper with 6:48 remaining.
Texas extended its advantage to 33-21 following a Morris three-pointer at the 2:05 mark, before a Caleb Asberry three-pointer with 45 seconds left cut the margin to 35-26 at the break. The Longhorns forced 11 OSU turnovers and registered a 15-1 advantage in points off turnovers and a 10-1 margin in fast-break points in the first half.
Texas scored the first eight points of the second half to build a 43-26 cushion following a Disu free throw at the 17:09 mark. The Longhorns held Oklahoma State scoreless for the opening 6:19 of the half before a Kalib Boone layup trimmed the margin to 43-28 with 13:41 left. UT extended its lead to as much as 18 points (48-30) after a pair of Carr free throws at the 11:10 mark.
Another pair of Carr free throws gave Texas a 54-42 advantage with 3:22 remaining. The Cowboys cut the deficit to 56-47 following a pair of Asberry free throws at the 1:08 mark, before the Longhorns sealed the win by scoring the final five points of the contest.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#7/7 Texas 61, Oklahoma State 47
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals
March 9, 2023
T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, Mo.)
Attendance: 17,476
Team Notes
- UT improved to 17-7 under the leadership of Interim Head Coach Rodney Terry this season.
- The Longhorns improved to 12-8 in Quad 1 games this season. The 12 Quad 1 wins are the second-most nationally (Kansas is 16-6).
- Texas improved to 50-43 all-time in league postseason tournament games, including a 29-24 mark in its 26 trips to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- The Longhorns have now reached at least the semifinal round in 15 of their 26 appearances in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- Texas swept the three-game season series against the Cowboys. UT earned a 56-46 win in Stillwater (Jan. 7), an 89-75 victory in Austin (Jan. 24) and a 61-47 win in Kansas City (tonight). This marked the first three-game season sweep by Texas against Oklahoma State since the 2007-08 season.
- Fourteen (14) of UT's 24 wins have been by at least 10 points this season.
- The Longhorns improved to 17-0 this year when leading at the half.
- Five UT players reached double figures in scoring on the night.
- Texas held Oklahoma State to 47 points on 26.9-percent (14-52) FG shooting, including a 14.3-percent (3-21) mark from three-point range.
- The Longhorns forced 20 OSU turnovers and registered a 22-9 advantage in points off turnovers. UT has forced at least 15 turnovers in 23 of its first 32 contests.
- UT tallied 11 steals on the night. The total was one shy of the team season high (12, twice) and ninth time that Texas has reached double digits in steals this year.
- Texas limited the Cowboys to 26 points on 33.3-percent (7-21) FG shooting, including a 1-of-6 mark (.167) from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes while building a 35-26 halftime advantage.
- The Longhorns forced 11 OSU turnovers and registered a 15-1 advantage in points off turnovers and a 10-1 margin in fast-break points in the first half.
- Texas held Oklahoma State to 21 points on 22.6-percent (7-31) FG shooting, including a 2-of-15 (.133) mark from three-point range in the second half.
- The starting lineup of Tyrese Hunter, Marcus Carr, Sir'Jabari Rice, Dillon Mitchell and Dylan Disu marked just the third different lineup used by the Longhorns this season.
- Did not play due to a right lower leg injury (status is day-to-day moving forward)
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the 28th time this year (32 games) and 113th time in his career (158 games)
- Tied his collegiate career high in steals (4)
- Recorded a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) for the first time this season (31 games) and 13th time in his career (106 games)
- Set his season high in rebounds (11), previous: 10 vs. UTRGV (Nov. 26)
- Set his season high in minutes (32), previous: 29 vs. Baylor (Jan. 30)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 13th time this year and 42nd time in his career
- Reached double figures in rebounds for the second time this year and 17th time in his career
- Tied his season high in steals (3)
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-20 in 32 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the 18th time this season (32 games) and 38th time in his career (67 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fifth consecutive contest
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the sixth time this year (32 games) and first since he posted 12 points in the home win against West Virginia (Feb. 11)
- Reached double figures in scoring (team-high 15 points) for the 21st time this season (32 games) and 79th time in his career (143 games)
- Set his season high in minutes (36)
- Made his first start of the season
