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Men's Basketball falls to No. 14/14 Iowa State, 70-65
02.06.2024 | Men's Basketball
Disu paces the Longhorns with 28 points and 10 rebounds on Tuesday in Moody Center.
AUSTIN, Texas — Graduate forward Dylan Disu recorded a game-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, but Texas (15-8, 4-6 Big 12) dropped a 70-65 decision to No. 14/14 Iowa State (17-5, 6-3 Big 12) on Tuesday night at Moody Center. The contest marked the sixth-straight game for the Longhorns against an AP Top 25 opponent, a first in program history, and Texas concluded the stretch with a 3-3 mark that included wins over No. 9 Baylor, at No. 11 Oklahoma and at No. 25 TCU.
Disu converted 10-of-19 field goals, including 3-of-6 threes, and 5-of-5 free throws to go along with three steals, two blocks and two assists in 31 minutes. Graduate guard Max Abmas posted 13 points (7-7 FT), four assists and four rebounds in 36 minutes, and sophomore forward Dillon Mitchell added 10 points (4-7 FG), five boards and one block in 33 minutes.
Iowa State scored the game's first five points and jumped out to a 12-2 advantage following a Curtis Jones three-pointer at the 16:06 mark. The Cyclones extended their cushion to 20-7 after a Robert Jones dunk with 9:35 remaining, before Texas scored four straight points to trim the margin to 20-11 following a pair of Ithiel Horton free throws at the 8:54 mark. After a Brock Cunningham jumper cut the gap to 22-13 with 7:05 left, Iowa State closed the half on a 14-6 run to take a 36-19 advantage into the break.
The Longhorns scored the first five points of the second half to cut the gap to 36-24 following a pair of Abmas free throws at the 18:31 mark. The Cyclones steadily increased their cushion to as much as 18 points (49-31) after a Jackson Paveletzke jumper with 12:53 left, before Texas used an 8-2 spurt to get to within 51-39 following a pair of Mitchell free throws at the 9:13 mark.
Iowa State built a 57-43 advantage after a Milan Momcilovic turnaround jumper with 7:08 remaining, before the Longhorns scored six straight points to trim the deficit to 57-49 following a Disu three-point play at the 6:20 mark. The Cyclones increased their cushion to 62-51 after a Jones layup with 4:59 left, but Texas responded with an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 62-59 following a pair of Disu free throws at the 2:59 mark. The Longhorns got within three points on two more occasions in the final minute but could not get any closer.
Texas returns to the court when it hosts West Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 10. 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
#14/14 Iowa State 70, Texas 65
February 6, 2024
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,663
Team Notes
- The Longhorns played their SIXTH consecutive game against an AP Top 25 opponent. This marked the first time in program history (since the AP poll began in 1949) that UT has faced six-straight opponents who were all ranked in the AP Top 25. Texas concluded the stretch with a 3-3 mark with wins over No. 9 Baylor, at No. 11 Oklahoma and at No. 25 TCU.
- Texas dropped to 3-5 this year against AP-ranked opponents.
- Head coach Rodney Terry fell to 11-11 against AP Top 25 opponents while at Texas.
- Texas fell to 11-4 under Terry in games decided by five points or less OR in overtime.
- UT dropped to 7-2 all-time against AP Top 25 opponents in Moody Center.
- The Longhorns fell to 19-3 all-time against Iowa State in games played in Austin during the series.
- Texas had won eight straight and 14 of the last 15 meetings against the Cyclones in Austin prior to tonight's contest.
- The Longhorns trailed by as much as 18 points (49-31) with 12:53 remaining in the contest. Texas rallied to trim the deficit to three points (62-59) with 2:59 left in the game.
- UT posted a 46-34 scoring margin in the second half. The Longhorns converted 51.9-percent (14-27) from the floor and hit 15-of-16 (.938) free throws during the final 20 minutes.
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 23rd time this year (23 games) and 135th time in his career (146 games)
- Has now reached double figures in scoring in 45 consecutive games
- Remained in the No. 13 spot on the NCAA all-time Division I career scoring list with 2,968 points in 146 games. Next up at No. 12 is Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati) at 2,973.
- Tied his season high in free throws made (7-7)
- Recorded a double-double (28 points, 10 rebounds) for the second time this year (14 games) and 17th time in his career (125 games)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the second time this season and sixth time in his career
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 10th time this year and 56th time in his career
- Reached double digits in rebounds for the second time this season and 21st time in his career
- Hit 3-of-6 from three-point range, marking the 13th-straight game that he has converted at least one 3-pointer
- Tied his season high in assists (7)
- Reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the 13th time this year (23 games) and 19th time in his career (61 games)
- Set a season high in rebounds (7), previous: 6 vs. Houston Christian (Dec. 9)
