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Longhorns overcome poor half, take down ‘Pokes

Austin Laymance January 8, 2012

It wasn't pretty, but Texas held off Oklahoma State, 58-49, Saturday in the Longhorns' Big 12 home opener. Both teams struggled from the field in the first half, including a five-minute drought...

Tarheels outmatch Longhorns, end seven-game win streak

Sameer Bhuchar December 22, 2011

It was revenge for No. 6 North Carolina and a sad dose of reality for the Longhorns who were undersized and outmatched in Wednesday night’s 82-63 loss. Led by Harrison Barnes’ 26 point 10...

Texas wins again with help from Kabongo

Sameer Bhuchar December 18, 2011

Myck Kabongo turned in a career-high 18 point performance and the Longhorns overcame a poor first half to topple Temple 77-65 for their seventh straight win. Down 34-31 at halftime, the Longhorns...

J’Covan Brown brings his a-game

Sameer Bhuchar December 14, 2011

J'Covan Brown finally found his groove, as he turned in an 23 point performance to lead Texas to a 93-40 victory over Nicholls State Tuesday Night. Brown's leading performance broke a five game...

Lewis takes the lead

Sameer Bhuchar December 11, 2011

The Texas freshmen have taken turns controlling games when they need to. Last night, it was Julien Lewis' turn. Lewis scored 14 of his career-high 19 points in the second half to help Texas (7-2)...

McClellan’s outburst paces Texas

Sameer Bhuchar December 7, 2011

[Updated at 11:15 a.m., minor copy edits] For about 15 minutes UT-Arlington kept the game interesting. That is, until Texas’ firepower became too much. The Longhorns, a squad full of scoring threats,...

McClellan’s career high paces Longhorns to victory over UT Arlington

Trey Scott December 7, 2011

Sheldon McClellan averaged 26 points as a senior at Bellaire High School — he says he had to shoot a lot for his team to win games — but came to Austin this summer with a surprising reluctance. During...

Longhorns showing signs of improvement, face UTA tonight

Trey Scott December 6, 2011

While most students study and sleep their “dead days” away, the Longhorns will play host to UT-Arlington. Texas (5-2) has won three straight games since a 0-for-2 showing in New Jersey and...

After power outage, Longhorns take down Bruins

Sameer Bhuchar December 5, 2011

J’Covan Brown shot lights-out Saturday, scoring 22 points to lead the Longhorns past UCLA amid a power outage on the Bruins’ home floor, 69-59. Myck Kabongo added 13 points, eight rebounds...

The Evolution of the Texas point guard

Chijioke Okorie December 2, 2011

Freshman Myck Kabongo appears to be next in a long line of point guards Texas has produced in the Rick Barnes era. The timeline begins with T.J. Ford, who played two years — the 2001-02 and 2002-03...

Chapman, Wangmene look to make weekend even better against UCLA

Trey Scott December 2, 2011

After playing overmatched opponents in their last two games, the Longhorns head to California this weekend to take on a college basketball powerhouse in UCLA. Although, it’s not what it used to...

Kabongo’s night paces Horns

Sameer Bhuchar November 30, 2011

Texas said its recipe for victory was controlling the game tempo and managing space in the half-court offense. Tuesday night, Myck Kabongo was the chef. Kabongo served up 16 points to go along with seven...

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