Big 12 Championship - Game 1

Texas (19-12, 8-10 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (13-18, 3-15 Big 12)

Longhorns defeat St. Joseph’s 67-58, win UKG Legends Classic

Kaluma, Longhorns defeat Orange 70-66 in semifinals of UKG Legends Classic

Wednesday, March 11 â€“ 8:30PM* (CST) (*pending the conclusion of earlier games)

Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO

The game will be televised on ESPNU.

TEXAS VS TEXAS TECH SERIES INFO‘”

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[*]Texas leads the all-time series, 81-54.

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[*]Last meeting: Texas won 56-41 (Feb. 14, 2015; in Austin).

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[*]The Horns have won 13 of the last 14 and 19 of the last 21 against Tech.

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[*]UT is 36-5 against the Red Raiders since the start of the Big 12 (1996-97). Additionally, Texas is 32-4 against Texas Tech under Rick Barnes.

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TEXAS AT THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT‘”

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[*]Texas is 23-18 in 18 trips to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.

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[*]In the Rick Barnes era, the Longhorns are 21-16 in the Big 12 Championship games.

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[*]Texas is 3-1 in first-round games during the Rick Barnes era. The Horns have won three consecutive first-round contests.

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TEXAS NOTES‘”

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[*]The Texas defense held the last two opponents to an average of 54.0 ppg. With those wins, the Horns are now 17-4 when holding their opponent below 40% FG shooting this year.

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[*]The Longhorns had double figures in blocks in each of their last three games. Texas ranks 1st nationally in blocks per game (7.9 bpg).

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[*]Demarcus Holland scored in double figures over the last four straight games.

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TEXAS TECH NOTES‘”

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[*]In their last game (at Baylor),Texas Tech was in the lead for 38 minutes before losing to the Bears, 78-74. Devaugntah Williams had 28 points, making 8/9 three point attempts.

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[*]The Red Raiders are 13-6 in Lubbock and 0-12 away from home.

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[*]Head Coach Tubby Smith: “We have steadily made progress and it is starting to show. Over the last five games, we have made strides. We are shooting better. We have defended better. We have grown up a lot. When you think we started the season with seven new players and only had two players on the roster who have significantly started. We were young. We are young. But we have started to turn the corner.”

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