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Men's Basketball rolls past West Virginia, 94-58
02.10.2024 | Men's Basketball
Disu posts a game-high 27 points while hitting a career-best 7-of-10 from three-point range on Saturday in Moody Center.
AUSTIN, Texas — Graduate forward Dylan Disu registered a game-high 27 points while converting a collegiate career-best 7-of-10 from three-point range to lead Texas (16-8, 5-6 Big 12) to a 94-58 victory over West Virginia (8-15, 3-7 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon in Moody Center. The Longhorns set a school team record for a Big 12 Conference game with 28 assists and tied a season low with just five turnovers during the win.
Disu hit 10-of-16 field goals, including 7-of-10 from three-point range, and added three assists without a turnover, two steals and one blocked shot in 26 minutes. His previous high for three-pointers made in a game was five, a feat he accomplished while playing for Vanderbilt against Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 13, 2020.
Disu had 19 points (7-7 FG, 5-5 threes) in only 13 minutes of action in the first half. He became the sixth UT player to record a perfect half from three-point range with a minimum of five attempts, and he became just the fourth player in school history to be perfect from the floor in a single half with at least seven field goals attempted.
All five Texas starters scored in double figures during Saturday's victory. Junior Tyrese Hunter had 19 points (8-12 FG, 3-4 threes), tied a season high with seven assists against just one turnover and added five boards and two steals in 28 minutes. Sophomore Chendall Weaver posted 13 points (4-5 FG, 5-6 FT), six rebounds and a season-high four assists in 30 minutes, while sophomore Dillon Mitchell recorded 12 points, eight boards, four assists, two steals and two blocks in 28 minutes.
Graduate guard Max Abmas registered 19 points (5-12 threes), set a season high with nine assists without committing a turnover and tied his season high with six rebounds in 31 minutes. Abmas moved into the No. 12 spot on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list with 2,987 points, passing the legendary Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati (2,973).
West Virginia evened the score at 7-7 following a three-pointer by Raequan Battle at the 17:42 mark. Texas went on an 11-0 run over the next 81 seconds to build an 18-7 advantage following an Abmas three-pointer with 16:21 remaining.
The Mountaineers got within single digits at 18-9 after a Noah Farrakhan jumper at the 15:20 mark, before the Longhorns responded with a 14-5 spurt over the next five-and-a-half minutes to grab a 32-14 cushion following a Disu three-pointer with 9:26 left. Texas increased the margin to as much as 27 points (55-28) after an Abmas three-pointer at the 1:15 mark, before West Virginia trimmed the deficit to 55-30 at the break. The Longhorns recorded 17 assists against just two turnovers and converted 65.7-percent (23-35) from the floor, including an 8-of-16 (.500) mark from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes.
The Mountaineers cut the gap to 24 points (64-40) after a Pat Suemnick free throw with 12:59 remaining, but that was as close as West Virginia would get the rest of the way. Texas answered with a 10-1 spurt over the next three-and-a-half minutes to build a 74-41 cushion following a pair of Weaver free throws at the 9:03 mark. The Longhorns eventually increased the margin to as much as 43 points (90-47) after a Hunter three-pointer with 3:16 left.
Texas is back in action when it travels to face No. 5/5 Houston on Saturday, Feb. 17. Tip is scheduled for 12 p.m. Central at the Fertitta Center in Houston, and the game will be televised nationally by CBS.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 94, West Virginia 58
February 10, 2024
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,073
Team Notes
- Texas has now won seven of the last nine meetings against the Mountaineers. The Longhorns improved to 6-1 against West Virginia in their last seven matchups in Austin dating back to the 2017-18 season.
- In the last two matchups in Austin against West Virginia, the Longhorns have outscored the Mountaineers by a combined margin of 188-118 (94-60 on Feb. 11, 2023 and 94-58 today).
- Texas improved to 27-5 all-time in games played in Moody Center.
- Texas set a school record in a Big 12 Conference game for most assists (28). The previous mark was 26 vs. Nebraska on Jan. 21, 1998. UT had 28 assists on 36 made field goals.
- The Longhorns set team season highs in field goals made (36-70), three-point field goals made (15-32) and assists (28).
- UT tied a team season low in turnovers (5). By contrast, Texas committed a season-high 22 turnovers in its earlier loss at West Virginia (Jan. 13).
- The Longhorns registered a 29-6 margin in points off turnovers.
- UT's 94 points marked its second-highest scoring output of the season (96 vs. LSU on Dec. 16 in Houston).
- The Longhorns hit 51.4-percent (36-70) from the floor, including 15-of-32 (.469) from three-point range, and 7-of-8 (.875) free throws on the afternoon. UT has now converted at least 50-percent from the floor in 11 of its first 24 contests, including six of its first 11 Big 12 league games.
- Texas has reached double digits in three-point field goals made a total of seven times in its first 24 games this year (6-1 record).
- UT tied a school record in a Big 12 Conference game for most assists in a half (17 in first half). The Longhorns also recorded 17 assists in the second half vs. Nebraska on Jan. 21, 1998.
- The Longhorns converted 65.7-percent (23-35) from the floor, including an 8-of-16 (.500) mark from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes while building a 55-30 halftime cushion.
- Texas posted a 19-2 margin in points off turnovers in the first half.
- Set his season high in assists (9) and did not commit a turnover in 31 minutes
- Tied his season high in rebounds (6)
- Reached double figures in scoring (19 points) for the 24th time this year (24 games) and 136th time in his career (147 games)
- Has now reached double figures in scoring in 46 consecutive games
- Moved into the No. 12 spot on the NCAA all-time Division I career scoring list with 2,987 points in 147 games (passed the legendary Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati at 2,973). Next up at No. 11 is Hersey Hawkins (Bradley) at 3,008.
- Set a collegiate career high in three-point field goals made (7-of-10), previous: 5 vs. Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 13, 2020 when he was at Vanderbilt
- Became just the sixth UT player to record a perfect half from three-point range with a minimum of five attempts (since the 1986-87 season) by going 5-of-5 in first half, joining Jase Febres (at K-State, 5-5 in second half on Jan. 2, 2019), Javan Felix (Baylor, 5-5 in first half on Feb. 26, 2014), Avery Bradley (Nebraska, 5-5 in first half on Feb. 13, 2010), Kevin Durant (at Kansas, 5-5 in first half on March 3, 2007) and William Clay (Georgia, 5-5 in first half on Nov. 29, 1998)
- Recorded the ninth perfect half from the floor (minimum of 6 attempts) in UT history (since 1949-50) and accomplished this for the second time in his career as he went 7-of-7 in the first half. Disu also went 6-of-6 from the floor in the second half vs. TCU (Jan. 11, 2023). Disu is the fourth player to go 7-of-7 from the floor in a half, joining Chris Owens, Chris Mihm and Joey Wright.
- Topped the 20-point mark (27 points) for the third time this season (15 games) and seventh time in his career (126 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 11th time this year and 57th time in his career
- Hit 7-of-10 from three-point range, marking the 14th-straight game that he has converted at least one 3-pointer
- Added three assists without a turnover, two steals and one blocked shot in 26 minutes
- Reached double digits in scoring (19 points) for the 15th time this year (23 games) and 55th time in his career (96 games)
- Tied his season high in assists (7) and committed just one turnover in 28 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the 14th time this year (24 games) and 20th time in his career (62 games)
- Tied his career high in assists (4) and did not commit a turnover in 28 minutes
- Tied his season high in steals (2)
- Set his season high in assists (4) and committed just one turnover in 30 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the fourth time this season (24 games) and 19th time in his career (56 games)
- Set his season high in free throws made (5-6)
