After a week where the No. 6 Longhorns lost to arch-rival Oklahoma in Austin followed by a cancelation with Kentucky, Texas hoped to bounce back against Baylor.
In the return of head coach Shaka Smart, the Longhorns were able to keep it close in the first half behind junior guard Andrew Jones’ 14 first half points. They were down only 41-34 in the first half.
The second half started strong thanks to some solid efforts from Jones and senior guard Matt Coleman III. At one point, the Longhorns were able to pull ahead of the Bears by one point, but quickly lost the lead while still keeping it at a one-possession game.
The turning point came after a costly mistake from freshman forward Greg Brown. After a powerful dunk made the score 55-51, Brown hung from the rim and stared down Baylor forward Johnathan Tchamwa-Tchatchoua after putting him on a poster. This resulted in a technical foul that Texas couldn’t seem to recover from and the game never got closer from this point. From there, the Bears went on a 28-18 run to close out the game.
The final score was 83-69 with Baylor remaining unbeaten and the Longhorns having dropped three out of the last four games. Texas moves to 11-4 (5-3) and will look to bounce back against Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Saturday.
Leading Scorers:
Andrew Jones – 25 points (10-16), 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Matt Coleman III – 13 points (5-10), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
Courtney Ramey – 12 points (5-11), 2 rebounds, 6 assists