The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
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Delaware State
3-5,0-0MEAC
Men's Basketball runs past Delaware State, 90-68
11.30.2024 | Men's Basketball
Johnson posts a team-high 21 points, while Shedrick adds a double-double in Friday’s home win.
AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman Tre Johnson recorded a team-high 21 points and graduate Kadin Shedrick added a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to lead Texas (6-1) to a 90-68 victory over Delaware State (3-5) on Friday night in Moody Center. The Longhorns registered their sixth consecutive win and have posted at least 89 points in each of their first four home contests this season.
Johnson converted 8-of-17 field goals and 3-of-3 free throws while adding five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one blocked shot in 32 minutes. Shedrick hit 4-of-6 field goals and 6-of-8 free throws while notching two blocks and one steal in 28 minutes. He has now posted multiple blocked shots in five of his first seven contests this season. Graduate Tramon Mark recorded a season-high 15 points (6-14 FG, 2-3 FT), five rebounds and three steals in 26 minutes, and senior Arthur Kaluma tallied 13 points (5-7 FG, 3-4 threes), five rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots in 29 minutes.
The Longhorns converted 51.6-percent (32-62) from the floor, including a 60-percent (18-30) mark in the second half, and had 15 assists against just eight turnovers during the contest. Texas claimed a 38-20 advantage in points in the paint and limited the Hornets to 35.4-percent (23-65) from the floor on the night.
Texas, which never trailed in the contest for the third time this season, scored the game's opening four points and jumped out to a 10-2 lead following a Kaluma put-back at the 17:30 mark. A Robert Smith step-back jumper trimmed the margin to 10-6 with 16:35 left, before the Longhorns went on a 15-0 run over the next five-plus minutes to build a 25-6 cushion after a Mark three-pointer at the 11:08 mark.
The Hornets cut the deficit to 32-20 following a pair of Martaz Robinson free throws with 3:08 remaining, but Texas responded by closing the half on 9-2 run to take a 41-22 lead into the break. The Longhorns registered a 15-0 advantage in fast-break points and a 13-2 edge in points off turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.
The margin stayed above 17 points for the first nine minutes of the second half. After a Robinson three-pointer trimmed the deficit to 58-41 at the 11:05 mark, Texas used a 7-0 spurt over the next two minutes to increase its advantage to 65-41 following a Johnson jumper with 9:16 remaining. The Hornets cut the lead to 18 points on three occasions in the final five minutes, but that was as close as they could get the rest of the way.
The Longhorns return to action when they travel to face NC State on Wednesday, Dec. 4 as part of the SEC-ACC Challenge. Tip is set for 8:15 p.m. Central (9:15 p.m. Eastern) at Lenovo Center, and the contest will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 90, Delaware State 68
November 29, 2024
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,716
Team Notes
- The Longhorns improved to 34-5 all-time in games played at Moody Center, including a 21-0 record in non-conference contests.
- Texas has scored at least 89 points in each of its first four home games this season.
- The Longhorns converted 51.6-percent (32-62) from the floor, while holding Delaware State to 35.4-percent (23-65).
- Texas registered a 38-20 advantage in points in the paint, a 20-8 margin in points off turnovers and a 17-7 edge in fast-break points on the night.
- The Longhorns led start-to-finish for the third time in their first seven games.
- Four Texas players reached double figures in scoring and six UT players recorded at least nine points during the win.
- Texas limited the Hornets to 22 points on 27.3-percent (9-of-33), including a 1-of-5 (.200) mark from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes while building a 41-22 halftime cushion.
- Topped the 20-point mark (team-high 21 points) for the third time in his career (7 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the seventh time in his career
- Has led or tied for the team lead in scoring in each of his first seven collegiate contests
- Recorded a team-best plus-minus total of plus-22 in 32 minutes of action
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the seventh time this season (7 games) and the 75th time in his career (108 games)
- Did not play (right wrist)
- Reached double figures in scoring (season-high 15 points) for the first time this year (3 games) and 59th time in his career (110 games)
- Recorded a double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) for the first time this year (7 games) and sixth time in his career (115 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the sixth time this year and 39th time in his career
- Reached double digits in rebounding for the first time this year and sixth time in his career
- Posted two blocked shots in 28 minutes of action
- Has recorded multiple blocks in five of his first seven games this year
