Turned Over

FINAL SCORE: Oklahoma State 65 â€“ Texas 63

Jordan Pope’s 42 points leads Texas to 98-62 win over New Orleans

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

1^st Half: Oklahoma State 35 â€“ Texas 24‘”

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[*]On the opening possession, Myles Turner passed on an open 15 footer and attacked the rim. Thatâ€™s exactly the mentality he needs â€“ not just tonight, but for the rest of the season.

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[*]Texas started the game in man-to-man defense, but theyâ€™re 1-3 from the field and have 5 turnovers on offense. The defensive alignment doesnâ€™t matter at this rate.

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[*]Kendal Yancy drove to the hoop on two straight possessions â€“ thatâ€™s another extremely important change if Texas is going to turn their season around.

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[*]Barnes tried an interesting lineup that hasnâ€™t played much yet (despite the heavy rotation):Taylor â€“ Holland â€“ Yancy â€“ Turner â€“ Ridley

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[*]Three consecutive 3-pointers opened up a 15 point lead for the Cowboys, but when the Texas offense is on pace for 20 points and 13 turnovers in the half, made 3â€™s by the opponent arenâ€™t the issue.

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2^nd Half: Texas 32 â€“ Oklahoma State 21‘”

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[*]Jonathan Holmes went down hard early in the half. He was taken off the court and straight to the locker room. He was walking under his own power but was visibly woozy.

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[*]The Pokes are 2 of their last 10 from the floor. They are missing some decent looks, but Texas is also playing better defense.

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[*]The Horns are up to 17 turnovers at the 7:38 mark in the 2^nd half. The rest of the stats are skewed by that total (ex: 44% field goals & 50% 3-point field goals).

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[*]Credit Travis Ford for slowing his team down. OSU is letting Texas lose.

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[*]Damarcus Holland is 4-4 from 3-point-range. He is the only reason the Horns are within striking distance.

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[*]Isaiah Taylor drove to the bucket 4 times in the gameâ€™s final two minutes. He went to his right every time, and OSU still couldnâ€™t stop him.

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Overtime Oklahoma State 9 â€“ Texas 7‘”

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[*]Myles Turner is growing roots on the bench.

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[*]Taylor and Ridley both have 4 fouls, the Longhorns donâ€™t want to see double overtime.

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[*]Phil Forte missed a foul shot but made the second attempt to put the Cowboys up by 1. Forte has had a forgettable night.

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[*]Trailing by one, Lammert only made 1 of 2 free throws with 15 seconds left to tie the game.

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[*]Forte made a pair of free throws to give OSU a 2-point lead with 2.1 seconds. The Horns need a miracle and Jonathan Holmes isnâ€™t on the floor.

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Top takeaways

1. Texas is shooting 74% from the free throw line on the season. They shot 73% tonight. The timing of those misses was a killer.

2. Even before Holmes went to the locker room, Barnes was using a 3-guard lineup after a month of â€œwe need better guard playâ€. Curious timing even though the team needed a shakeup.

The stat story

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[*]In the first half Texas had 13 turnovers. That total exceed their field goals, and their defensive rebounds.

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[*]18 total Texas turnovers. OSU had 18 points off turnovers.

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[*]Texas did not score a single fast break point.

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[*]Texas only attempted two more free throws than Oklahoma State made.

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[*]Jonathan Holmes only played 10 minutes and did not score.

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[*]Anthony Hickey was 3-3 from beyond the arc and scored 15 total points. He was critical to OSUâ€™s win.

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[*]Even with the added overtime minutes, Prince Ibeh and Jordan Barnett still played less than 9 minutes each. Rick Barnes only rotated 7 players tonight.

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Looking ahead

On Saturday, Texas travels to Manhattan, KS to play the Wildcats. At their current pace that game will be ugly. The team then has back-to-back home games with TCU and Texas Tech.