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

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

[*]13 blocks – a UT record. That’s impressive.

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[*]Kendal Yancy had a huge game. If he provides this type of production for the rest of the season, Texas will be a much better team moving forward.

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[*]Myles Turner is being more physical. That needs to be his game.

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[*]Too many fouls committed by the Longhorns and conversely they did not draw enough fouls. In crunch time, the Longhorns were still only in a 1-and-1 situation.

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[*]I know Jonathan Holmes is good at hitting 3’s at the buzzer, but the team needed that offense throughout the game too. It wasn’t there on Tuesday night.

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[*]The worst time to miss a free throw is right at the end of the game. Kendal Yancy tried to undo a solid outing in one ill-timed miss.

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The Ugly

After Myles Turner hit the 2nd free throw to go up 64-58 with 3:36 to go, an upset for the Longhorns looked probable. However, the entire team faltered at the end. A recap of the 13-5 run that doomed Texas:

1. The Texas defense eft Buddy Hield wide open for 3.

2. Javan Felix was careless with the ball.

3. TaShawn Thomas gets a open look, and Myles Turner commits a needless foul. Thomas makes the three point play.

4. Kendal Yancy missed a 3 pointer.

5. Jonathan Holmes blocked Thomas’ shot but the Sooners got the ball back and Jordan Woodard drove to the basket and made a circus shot.

6. Jonathan Holmes took a quick 3 and missed.

7. Texas left Spangler wide open and he made an easy layup.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Epilogue

Give Texas credit, they played very well tonight. However, a loss is a loss is a loss. Texas’ inability to close games has doomed the Longhorns all season long. The Longhorns beat up on the teams below them in the standings but their inconsistencies against teams above them in the standings is going to kill them when it comes to Selection Sunday.

Next up, the Longhorns host the Cyclones at home on Saturday. If the Longhorns play as well as they did in Norman, I believe they can win the game because the Cyclones are not a good road team. The Cyclones have lost all 4 of their Big 12 road games this season. At this point, every game is a must win for the Horns and Saturday’s game is no different.