The No. 14 Texas Longhorns (14-7) traveled to Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday hoping to get back into the win column after a tough loss in Lubbock to No. 18 Texas Tech last weekend. At the half, the Longhorns lead the Cyclones 38-28.
Both teams have been forcing the three point shot, but neither side has been able to consistently land it, with Texas shooting 30% and Iowa State shooing 26.7% from beyond the arch.
The Longhorns are getting a serious boost from Kai Jones off the bench with nine points and three rebounds. Texas’ guard trio of Jones, Courtney Ramey, and Matt Colman III — who underwhelmed last Saturday — are now a combined 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Iowa State. The trio is shooting 35.7% from the field and 25% from the three.
Forward Javan Johnson has been Iowa State’s biggest contributor with seven points on 75% shooting with two assists and rebounds for the game, but he hasn’t had much help.
The Longhorns have held control of the game so far in the contest.
Leading Scorers in the first half:
Kai Jones: 9 points, 3 rebounds
Matt Coleman III: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Javan Johnson: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists