SB Nation Dallas - Longhorns Remain Unbeaten In Big 12, Beat Sooners 68-52https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2011-02-09T23:49:15-06:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17481332011-02-09T23:49:15-06:002011-02-09T23:49:15-06:00Jordan Hamilton Leads Longhorns Past Sooners
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<p>(Sports Network) – Jordan Hamilton scored 20 points, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26222/gary-johnson">Gary Johnson</a> had 14 and No. 3 Texas coasted to a 68-52 victory over Oklahoma on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in the Big 12.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26223/dogus-balbay">Dogus Balbay</a> added 12 points, while Tristan Thompson and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124438/cory-joseph">Cory Joseph</a> chipped in 11 apiece as the Longhorns (21-3, 9-0 Big 12) earned their ninth straight double-digit win over conference opponents.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99967/andrew-fitzgerald">Andrew Fitzgerald</a> scored 16 points and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99966/steven-pledger">Steven Pledger</a> had 13 for the Sooners (12-11, 4-5), who have dropped two straight on the heels of a four-game winning streak.</p>
<p>The Longhorns beat Oklahoma for the second time during their streak, also knocking off their northern neighbors in a 66-46 rout last month.</p>
<p>This one wasn’t much closer.</p>
<p>Balbay scored six of his 12 points during a 16-4 Texas run to open the game and the Longhorns never let their lead dip into single digits the rest of the way.</p>
<p>The advantage reached 18 points just before the half when Johnson hit two free throws. Pledger scored on a jumper after that to draw Oklahoma within 28-44 going into the locker room.</p>
<p>Texas shot a scorching 63 percent in the first half, then cooled off to shoot 40 percent in the second.</p>
<p>But it didn’t matter. The Sooners, who were coming off an 81-75 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday, never managed to get closer than 14 points in the final 20 minutes.</p>
<p>They were within 48-34 with 16:33 to play, but Texas followed with a 9-1 run to take its largest lead of the game at 22 points when Hamilton’s jumper made it 57-35.</p>
<p>The Sooners only cut their deficit to 14 points one more time when Fitzgerald’s jumper in the final minutes made it 66-52.</p>
<p>Game Notes</p>
<p>The Longhorns shot 53 percent for the game, while Oklahoma shot 32 percent…Texas hasn’t lost since falling in overtime to Connecticut on January 8 in its non-conference finale…Oklahoma still leads the all-time series with the Longhorns, 47-31.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2011/2/9/1985709/jordan-hamilton-leads-longhorns-past-soonersJP Starkey2011-02-09T10:03:23-06:002011-02-09T10:03:23-06:00Texas Vs. Oklahoma: No. 3 Longhorns Head To Oklahoma
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<p>The Sports Network</p>
<p>By Pat Taggart, Associate College Basketball Editor</p>
<p>FACTS & STATS: Site: Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) -- Norman, Oklahoma. Television: ESPN2. Home Record: Texas 13-1, Oklahoma 11-1. Away Record: Texas 5-1, Oklahoma 1-5. Neutral Record: Texas 2-1, Oklahoma 0-4. Conference Record: Texas 8-0, Oklahoma 4-4. Series Record: Oklahoma leads, 47-30.</p>
<p>GAME NOTES: The third-ranked <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/texas-longhorns" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Longhorns</a> are still unbeaten in Big 12 Conference play, and they will attempt to avoid an upset at the hands of the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oklahoma-sooners" class="sbn-auto-link">Oklahoma Sooners</a> this evening.</p>
<p>Texas has posted eight consecutive victories since the start of league action, and the fact that all eight wins have come by double digits speaks to the club's dominance. The Longhorns, who are 20-3 overall, are fresh off a 76-60 victory over Texas Tech. Of the three losses suffered by Rick Barnes' squad, two have come to Big East foes UConn and Pittsburgh by a combined total of three points.</p>
<p>Oklahoma managed to get on a bit of a roll, winning four consecutive games prior to last Saturday's road clash with rival Oklahoma State. Unfortunately, that tilt resulted in an 81-75 setback, knocking the Sooners down to 1-5 in true road games. They are 12-10 overall, including 4-4 in Big 12 action, and have reason for confidence tonight considering their 11-1 home record.</p>
<p>Texas crushed Oklahoma by a 66-46 final last month, overshadowing the fact that the Sooners hold a 47-30 advantage in the all-time series.</p>
<p>The reason that Texas has been so successful this season can be attributed to strong defense, as the team is limiting foes to 60.0 ppg on 36.4 percent shooting from the floor, including 27.7 percent from three-point range. The Longhorns, who are scoring 76.4 ppg, are also outrebounding the opposition by 7.1 rpg. Jordan Hamilton paces four double-digit scorers with 18.9 ppg on 42.4 percent shooting from three-point range, and he is also ripping down 7.6 rpg. Tristan Thompson provides 12.7 ppg and 7.4 rpg, while <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26222/gary-johnson" class="sbn-auto-link">Gary Johnson</a> (11.6 ppg) and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124438/cory-joseph" class="sbn-auto-link">Cory Joseph</a> (11.0 ppg) provide balance to the lineup. Hamilton and Johnson both tallied 16 points, and Thompson added 11 points. Texas shot 50 percent from the field, including 8-of-16 from three-point range. Defensively, the Longhorns limited the Red Raiders to 38.2 percent field goal efficiency while forcing them into 17 turnovers.</p>
<p>Through 22 outings, Oklahoma is scoring 68.2 ppg, just marginally better than the 67.4 ppg that the team is allowing. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99967/andrew-fitzgerald" class="sbn-auto-link">Andrew Fitzgerald</a> leads the Sooners with 13.7 ppg on 52.5 percent shooting from the floor, and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26194/cade-davis" class="sbn-auto-link">Cade Davis</a> checks in with 12.9 ppg. As for <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99966/steven-pledger" class="sbn-auto-link">Steven Pledger</a>, he rounds out a trio of double-digit scorers with 12.3 ppg. In the six-point setback to Oklahoma State last Saturday, the Sooners shot just 34.8 percent from the floor in the second half, including a 2-of-9 showing from three-point range. They made good on just 3-of-15 shots from behind the arc overall and were outrebounded by a 38-28 margin. A 36-24 deficit in points from the foul line clearly hurt the cause for Oklahoma, which received 18 points apiece from Fitzgerald and Davis.</p>
<p>Expect Texas to complete the season sweep of Oklahoma with a double-digit victory in this affair. The Longhorns probably won't go undefeated in Big 12 play, but the first loss isn't likely to occur this evening.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2011/2/9/2329464/texas-vs-oklahoma-no-3-longhorns-head-to-oklahomaJP Starkey