Following the second Texas Longhorns defeat on the season at the hands of Providence, Shaka Smart looks to get his team back on track against High Point. Texas heads into their final tune up game before taking on the seventh-ranked Baylor Bears on January 4th. The Longhorns had won five-straight prior to last Saturday’s match up.
For this game, Jase Febres needs to get back to be a focal point of the offense. He finished with six points on two of seven shooting. He can be a streaky shooter from deep and against the Friars, Febres hit just one of six shots. His 17% from behind the arc was his lowest of the season for Texas. As a whole, 31.7% shooting won’t get the job done, it was their lowest on the season.
The other issue they had was allowing the Friars to take advantage of turnovers. If the Texas men’s basketball team wants to join the women in terms of taking down a top team, then they need to limit their turnovers because a team like Baylor will take advantage of that.
High Point Panthers are just 3-9 on the season and carrying a winless record on the road when they travel to Austin on Monday. The Panthers are led by sophomore guard Curtis Holland III who is shooting 42.6% from the field and 40% from three. His 14.5 points per game leads the team.
Longhorns top point man is Matt Coleman III with his 12.8 ppg and shooting 46.3% from the field. Texas is seeking their 10th win of the year and looking to remain unbeaten at the Frank Irwin Center.