National Basketball Association
Texas 60, Texas Christian 43
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 2, 2013
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # Randy Heimerman, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
11641
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Texas 60, Texas Christian 43: Sheldon McClellan had a game-high 15 points as the Longhorns handed the visiting Horned Frogs their eight straight loss.
Ioannis Papapetrou added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Longhorns (10-11, 2-6 Big 12), who shot a season-high 52.3 percent from the floor.
Adrick McKinney had 13 points for the Horned Frogs (9-12, 0-8) while Connell Crossland had eight points and 12 rebounds.
Texas never trailed after Cameron Ridley's jumper with 11:14 left in the first half put it ahead 12-11 and the Longhorns outscored TCU 17-7 over the last 9:33 of the half. McClellan started the run with five straight points and his steal and layup with two seconds left gave Texas a 32-20 halftime lead.
Texas scored the first seven points of the second half while the Horned Frogs missed their first five shots. Garlon Green pulled TCU within 48-39 with a 3-pointer with 7:02 left but the Horned Frogs had just four points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ridley had four blocks. It was his eighth game with at least three blocks. ... Texas, which entered Saturday leading the country in 3-point shooting defense (25.8 percent), allowed TCU to hit 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) from behind the arc. ... TCU is 0-11 when it shoots a lower percentage than its opponent.
Top Game Performances
Texas Christian |
|
Texas |
Adrick McKinney 13 |
Scoring |
Sheldon McClellan 15 |
Kyan Anderson 3 |
Assists |
Javan Felix 3 |
Connell Crossland 12 |
Rebounds |
Ioannis Papapetrou 9 |
Adrick McKinney 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Javan Felix 2 |
Devonta Abron 1 |
Steals |
Javan Felix 2 |
Connell Crossland 1 |
Blocks |
Cameron Ridley 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Christian
|
43 |
32.7 |
2-13 |
7-15 |
7 |
30 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
Texas
|
60 |
52.3 |
3-9 |
11-17 |
12 |
29 |
7 |
8 |
11 |