Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Game Preview Following an emotional double overtime win over TCU, the Longhorns will travel to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State. Texas will again be without starting guard Kerwin Roach, who is nursing a fractured left hand. In Roach’s absence, fellow guard Eric Davis responded well against the Horned Frogs, connecting on 4 three pointers and finishing with 22 points. The Longhorns will attempt to get their conference record above .500 and steal a road win from an Oklahoma State team that finds itself towards the bottom of the Big 12 standings. The Cowboys enter the contest with a 1-3 conference record, with the sole win coming over Iowa State. Most recently, Oklahoma State suffered a 86-82 loss to Kansas State on Wednesday. First year coach Mike Boynton took over for Brad Underwood, who left Stillwater after one season to take the head coaching position at Illinois. Boynton will rely heavily on Jeffrey Carroll for the Cowboys offense. The 6’6 senior is averaging 16.2 points per game to go along with 6.5 rebounds. Point guard Kendall Smith is a graduate transfer who is averaging 11.3 points and a team leading 3.6 assists per game. Sophomore guard Thomas Dziagwa is the leading 3 point shooter for the Cowboys at 40.5% and will be a weapon coming off the bench. As a team, the Cowboys put up a good amount of points (81.2 PPG) and shoot well from the free throw line (78.3%). Prior to the TCU game, Texas head coach Shaka Smart emphasized the need for point guard Matt Coleman to play with joy and have an energy that his teammates can feed off of. The freshman responded by having his best game of the year, collecting 17 points and dishing out 12 assists. Fellow freshman Jericho Sims also had the best game of his young career, finishing with 14 points and 6 rebounds. The Longhorns will have to clean up some of the defensive problems that popped up against TCU, especially the ability to defend the 3. Oklahoma State will surely test the Longhorns perimeter defense. On offense, Texas will need to continue to get looks for Mo Bamba and Jericho Sims. The game will tip off at 4 PM CST and will be televised on ESPNews. Follow along here at HornSports for live updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Texas going with the same starting 5 as Wednesday. Coleman Febres Osetkowski Sims Bamba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Osetkowski bruise a 3 for the Longhorns first points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Coleman picks up his 2nd foul and is most likely headed to the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Coleman re-enters the game with the offense struggling. Oklahoma State leads early 10-8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgilbert Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Another crappy stagnant offensive performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgilbert Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Jameson McCausland and Huskie1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Texas will need to manufacture some offense without Coleman in the game. Young will need to be more careful with the basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Eric Davis connects on a 3. Horns up 14-13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Eric Davis again. Up to 10 points and the Longhorns lead up 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgilbert Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Tell Mo no more threes. Great job by Davis though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Eric Davis hits another 3. He has been playing very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 With 3:38 left in the half, Texas leads 27-21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Texas leads 32-25 at the half. dillohorn and Oldmanastro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Mo Bamba has had a tough game so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Bamba heard me. Gets his first basket and then follows it up with a 3. Texas by 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Coleman has done a nice job in the second half so far. Texas playing very well. Up by 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgilbert Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 We are looking better right now. Let’s hope we can finish without giving us a heart attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Texas trying to fend off an Oklahoma State run. Bamba with the nice hook shot. Texas by 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgilbert Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 We’re hitting 46% from 3 point line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Jericho Sims is a monster on the boards. He’s playing some of his best basketball of the season the past few games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Bamba has awoken. 10 points for the big fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson McCausland Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 OSU not going away. Texas leads by 8 with 6:49 left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator joeywa Posted January 13, 2018 Moderator Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Horns’ lead cut to 8. Ruh roh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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