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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Basketball

Tournament has share of upsets, nail-biters so far

Dan Hurwitz and Will Anderson March 11, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With only three ranked Big 12 teams, it looked like the early rounds of the conference tournament might turn into blowouts. So far, that scenario has not materialized....

Texas takes big lead in first half, refuses to let up against Sooners

Dan Hurwitz March 11, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thursday’s first half brought back memories of Texas’ 11-game win streak to open Big 12 play. The Longhorns got up early. They got up even more. And they didn’t...

Senior role player Lucas propels Texas into semis

Dan Hurwitz March 11, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For most of the season, Jai Lucas has been the ninth man in a nine-man rotation that the Longhorns run. His minutes would vary game by game. He played as much as 30 against...

Nebraska plays last game in Big 12

Austin Laymance March 10, 2011

For the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the end came too early. Wednesday’s 53-52 loss to Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament effectively sealed the Cornhuskers’ fate,...

Jayhawks look to bring home hardware

Will Anderson March 9, 2011

The Jayhawks locked up their 10th Big 12 regular season title over the weekend and ensured themselves a difficult road to the championship game of the conference tournament, which begins today in Kansas...

Knight fired by Texas Tech, will stay for Big 12 tourney

Austin Laymance March 8, 2011

Texas Tech fired head coach Pat Knight Monday after another disappointing season for the Red Raiders. “I appreciate everything Pat has done for our university, not only as a head coach, but...

Strong performance on glass helps team defeat rival Bears

Will Anderson March 7, 2011

Depending on whom you ask, Saturday’s win in Waco was either a return to form or a departure from the team’s recent winning ways. Texas got out of its losing funk with a victory against...

Texas closes regular season with win in Waco

Will Anderson March 6, 2011

WACO — Texas discovered on Saturday night it didn’t need to make all of its shots to get out of its losing slump. The Longhorns (25-6, 13-3 Big 12) got back to their winning ways, defeating...

Longhorns suddenly in slump, need to iron out a few problems

March 4, 2011

Every chance Rick Barnes and his team had, they said that they can still get better. That was two weeks ago. The Longhorns were on an 11-game winning streak in which they were blowing out opponents....

Longhorns suddenly in slump, need to iron out a few problems

Dan Hurwitz March 4, 2011

Every chance Rick Barnes and his team had, they said that they can still get better. That was two weeks ago. The Longhorns were on an 11-game winning streak in which they were blowing out opponents....

Texas can rebound from losses with win over Baylor on Saturday

Will Anderson March 4, 2011

  A string of conference losses, a shaky national reputation, a prolific player in a scoring slump — any of this sound familiar? The Longhorns are a long way off from their meltdown...

Wildcats start to live up to expectations

Austin Laymance February 22, 2011

Kansas State beat Oklahoma 77-62 on Saturday to move to .500 in Big 12 play. The win came after knocking in-state rival Kansas from its perch atop the college basketball rankings on Feb. 14. The Wildcats...

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