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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Basketball

Longhorns languish as Wildcats cruise to another conference win

Nick Cremona February 25, 2013

Texas has been among the nation’s best teams in terms of field goal percentage defense, but the Wildcats caught fire from nearly every corner of the court Saturday night. Kansas State shot 48 percent...

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Kansas State dominates Texas again, this time on Longhorns’ home floor

Christian Corona February 25, 2013

After Kansas State handed Texas another lopsided loss this past weekend, the Wildcats kept their hopes of capturing a Big 12 title intact while the Longhorns, for the first time under Rick Barnes, will...

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Defense lets Longhorns down in another blowout loss to Kansas State

Christian Corona February 24, 2013

Texas hasn't had much to rely on this season, but it could usually count on a solid defensive effort. The Longhorns didn't get one this weekend. They came into their game against Kansas State with...

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Papapetrou’s performances an encouraging bright spot during disappointing season

Christian Corona February 22, 2013

It wasn’t his fault two weeks ago when Texas was dominated by Oklahoma State and lost for the eighth time in 10 games. Ioannis Papapetrou scored 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out four...

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Texas sweeps season series with TCU, picks up first road win

Nick Cremona February 20, 2013

The Longhorns’ first road win of the season had been a long time coming. After getting run out of town in all seven of its road games, Texas (12-14, 4-9) made quick work of TCU (10-16, 1-12),...

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Kansas shows dominance in series with humiliating win over Texas

Wes Maulsby February 19, 2013

The hopes that Myck Kabongo would revive this team with a strong finish to end the conference slate on a high note are lost. The only thing left for Texas to do in the wake of the loss to Kansas is...

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Texas travels to TCU still in search of first road win

Christian Corona February 19, 2013

The last Longhorn team that didn’t reach the NCAA Tournament couldn’t win on the road either. In 1998, Texas’ second year in the Big 12, it lost six straight road games en route to...

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Texas falls in sixth time on the road in conference play

Nick Cremona February 18, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Texas will have to wait another year to steal a win at Allen Fieldhouse after getting pummeled 73-47 by Kansas on Saturday night. The Longhorns made only two of their 21 three-point...

Texas turns in program’s worst shooting performance ever in Big 12 play

Christian Corona February 18, 2013

First Half: Connor Lammert scored seven of Texas’ first eight points, all within the first four and a half minutes of the game. Lammert’s layup cut Kansas’ lead to 11-8 at the 15:55...

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Longhorns set records of the wrong kind in lopsided loss to Jayhawks

Christian Corona February 17, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Texas has struggled all season long but reached a few new lows in its loss to Kansas this weekend. The Longhorns shot 21.8 percent from the floor, their worst mark in Big 12...

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Phog Allen Fieldhouse atmosphere gets to Longhorns in blowout loss to Jayhawks

Christian Corona February 17, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A pregame reading of the noise level at Phog Allen Fieldhouse showed that the raucous crowd of 16,300 registered at 117 decibels. In their last meeting with Kansas, Texas lost by...

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Texas flattened by Kansas in embarrassing fashion

Nick Cremona February 17, 2013

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Texas will have to wait another year to steal a win at Allen Fieldhouse after getting pummeled, 73-47, by Kansas on Saturday night. The loss drops the Longhorns to six games behind the...

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