http://www.bevoball.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lsshowd.jpgIt started off ugly, but the Longhorns overcame a horrific start to beat the Aggies by the score of 61-51 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. Julien Lewis worked his magic coming off the bench and scored 16 points to lead Texas, while junior J’Covan Brown put up 14 points in the win. Brown, who injured his ankle in the conference opener against Iowa State a week ago, looked like the ankle was still bothering him at times tonight. Nonetheless it was good enough for him to help Texas win its 2nd consecutive conference game.
The Longhorns couldn’t get much going in the first half which was filled with sloppy play and poor shooting. Texas turned the ball over 12 times but it was Texas A&M that lost the turnover battle, losing 17 balls. Khris Middleton and Elston Turner led the Aggies in scoring with 19 and 13 points respectively. Texas wins round one of the Lone Star Showdown and will travel to College Station on February 6th for a rematch against rival Texas A&M.
Texas has little time to celebrate the win as they travel to Columbia to play a top-10 ranked Missouri team on Saturday.
