No. 6/6 Men’s Basketball wins 70-69 at Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. — Graduate guard Sir’Jabari Rice scored all 11 of his factors within the closing 5:49 to tempo No. 6/6 Texas (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) to a 70-69 victory over Oklahoma (9-4, 0-1 Big 12) on Saturday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Longhorns posted their fourth-consecutive victory in Norman and have received 24 of the final 36 conferences towards the Sooners.

Rice, who was scoreless by means of the sport’s first 34 minutes, transformed a season-best 7-of-7 from the free throw line (all within the closing 2:07) and added seven rebounds in 20 minutes of motion. Super senior Timmy Allen posted 13 factors and 7 boards (4 offensive), two assists and two steals in 32 minutes, and graduate Marcus Carr registered 13 factors (2-3 threes, 3-3 FT) and tied his profession excessive with 4 steals in 36 minutes. Senior Dylan Disu added 10 factors (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT), 5 rebounds and three blocks in 16 minutes.

Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry improved to 5-0 as appearing head coach for the Longhorns. Texas transformed 15-of-16 free throws on the afternoon, together with an ideal 9-of-9 within the second half. The Longhorns registered a 27-5 margin in bench scoring.

The Sooners grabbed a 7-3 lead following a Sam Godwin follow-dunk at the 16:21 mark. After a Godwin layup gave Oklahoma an 11-7 benefit with 13:56 left, the Longhorns scored 5 straight factors to take a 12-11 lead following a pair of Tyrese Hunter free throws at the 12:49 mark.

Texas elevated its cushion to 23-18 after a Christian Bishop layup with 8:33 remaining. After a Brock Cunningham hook shot gave the Longhorns a 27-23 cushion at the 5:29 mark, the Sooners closed the half with a 12-4 spurt to construct a 35-31 benefit at the break.

Oklahoma elevated its cushion to 43-36 following a Tanner Groves put-back with 17:50 left. Texas responded with a 13-3 run over the following eight minutes to take a 49-46 lead after a Carr three-pointer at the 9:39 mark. The Sooners used back-to-back three-pointers from Jacob Groves to seize a 55-51 benefit with 7:35 remaining.

The Longhorns scored six straight factors to take a 57-55 lead following a Rice turnaround jumper at the 4:39 mark. Oklahoma answered with a Jalen Hill three-pointer and a Grant Sherfield layup to construct a 60-57 benefit with 2:31 left. Tied at 62-62 following a Sherfield jumper at the 1:07 mark, Carr gave the Longhorns the lead for good with a jumper within the lane with 48 seconds remaining.

Rice transformed a pair of free throws with 18 seconds left and repeated the drill with 13 seconds left to provide Texas a 68-64 lead. After a Tanner Groves put-back trimmed the deficit to 68-66 with 4 seconds left, Carr sealed the victory by hitting a pair of free throws with three seconds remaining.

Texas returns to motion on Tuesday, Jan. 3 when it hosts Kansas State in its Big 12 Conference residence opener. Tip is about for 8 p.m. Central at Moody Center, and the sport can be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.

Texas Basketball Postgame Notes

#6/6 Texas 70, Oklahoma 69

December 31, 2022

Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.)

Attendance: 10,009

Team Notes

• Texas Associate Head Coach Rodney Terry served as appearing head coach for the fifth straight recreation (5-0 file).
• The Longhorns improved to 12-1 on the yr. This marks UT’s first 12-1 begin because the 2009-10 season, when Texas opened the yr with 17-straight wins.
• Today’s recreation marked UT’s first true highway contest of the season.

• The Longhorns improved to 18-9 in Big 12 Conference openers with the victory.
• Texas has received four-in-a-row, 5 of the final six and 24 of the final 36 conferences within the sequence towards Oklahoma.
• The Longhorns have posted wins in every of their final 4 journeys to Norman.
• Texas transformed 15-of-16 (.938) free throws on the afternoon, together with an ideal 9-of-9 mark within the second half.
• UT registered a 27-5 benefit in bench scoring.
• The Longhorns claimed a plus-11 (22-11) rebound margin within the second half, together with an 11-4 benefit on the offensive glass. For the sport, Texas posted a 33-31 rebound margin.

Timmy Allen

• Reached double figures in scoring (13 factors) for the seventh time this season (13 video games) and one hundredth time in his profession (132 video games)
• Added seven rebounds (4 offensive), two assists with no turnover and two steals in 32 minutes

Marcus Carr

• Reached double figures in scoring (13 factors) for the eleventh time this yr (13 video games) and 96th time in his profession (139 video games)
• Tied his collegiate profession excessive in steals (4)

Brock Cunningham

• Posted a team-best plus-minus whole of plus-10 in 18 minutes performed

Dylan Disu

• Reached double figures in scoring (10 factors) for the fourth time this season (12 video games) and thirty third time in his profession (87 video games)
• Reached double digits in factors for the primary time since Nov. 21 vs. Northern Arizona
• Had a number of blocked photographs (3) in a recreation for the fifth time this yr

Sir’Jabari Rice

• Reached double figures in scoring (11 factors) for the seventh time this yr (13 video games) and sixty fifth time in his profession (124 video games)
• Scored all of his 11 factors within the closing 5:49 of the competition
• Set a season excessive in FT made (7-7)
• Added seven rebounds (three offensive) in 20 minutes