Texas basketball is resilient. With the odds against the team, the Longhorns delivered again.
Rodney Terry’s team found itself in an 18-point hole in the first half. After storming back within striking distance, the Longhorns fell behind 63-52 in the second half. It wasn’t all Texas from there, but it might as well have been.
The Horns finished the game outscoring the Horned Frogs 27-12, led by Sir’Jabari Rice, Marcus Carr and Dylan Disu. The trio made clutch basket after clutch basket, while Disu and freshman Dillon Mitchell gave clutch efforts defending the basket and corralling rebounds.
Uncertainty surrounds the team given what it has faced to this point. Even so, Rice and Carr have been reliably clutch performers for much of the season. While Texas still has much to prove, the game was a big step toward becoming a legitimate contender in March.
Texas improves to 14-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play. The Longhorns take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders next in Austin on Saturday night.
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