In one of the hardest stretches of the season for the Longhorns, they lost their third game in a row. Losing to Kansas and West Virginia in the other two, Texas fell at home to LSU 69-67.
Andrew Jones was once again the main man for the Longhorns, scoring 20 points off the bench. Shooting 50% from the floor, he was also 4-7 from behind the three-point line. Texas shot a total of 26 threes, making eight of them.
Going into the game, the Longhorns ranked dead last in the Big 12 in free throw attempts. More of the same happened this afternoon, as Texas only attempted six free throws. Jones led the team with two made attempts, with the team making a total of three.
Freshman Trendon Watford had a career-high 22 points on 9-15 shooting. Adding six rebounds came on the offensive end as the Longhorns once again gave up a lot of second-chance points. The Tigers had 15 offensive rebounds, four more than Texas.
Losses to three teams atop of their conferences in the past week, the road only gets harder for the Longhorns. After a road game against TCU and a home game against Iowa State, Texas faces three more ranked teams in Kansas, Baylor, and Texas Tech.
Currently sitting 2-4 in the Big 12, the games against the Horned Frogs and Cyclones are critical. If either of those is dropped, there is a good chance the conference record falls to 3-8. Not making the NCAA tournament with an 8-10 conference record last year, things are looking bad for the Longhorns.
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