No. 10 Texas bounced back in a big way against No. 11 Baylor. The Longhorns held on late to take down the in-state rival Bears 76-71.
The victory gets a monkey off Texas’ back as Baylor has owned the rivalry of late, winning 12 out of the previous 13 matchups.
Sir’Jarabi Rice led all scorers with 21 points off the bench for Texas. Rice was feeling it from beyond the arc, hitting four of five three-pointers in the effort.
Timmy Allen provided 18 points of his own, along with six rebounds and four assists.
Rodney Terry has his group playing competitive basketball at the right time. The Longhorns improve to 18-4 overall and 7-2 in Big 12 Conference play on the season. A couple of results going in Texas’ favor could give the Horns sole possession of the Big 12 lead this week.
The win created quite a stir amongst Texas fans on social media. Here are some of Twitter’s best reactions to Texas taking down Baylor.