SB Nation Dallas - Texas Vs. Iowa State: Longhorns Grab Much Needed 62-55 Win Over The Cycloneshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2012-01-24T22:16:16-06:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/24938032012-01-24T22:16:16-06:002012-01-24T22:16:16-06:00Texas Vs. Iowa State Final Score: Longhorns Hold Off Cyclones 62-55
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<p>Texas successfully snapped a three game losing streak with a 62-55 win over the Iowa State Cyclones Tuesday night. The Longhorns improve to 13-7 overall and 3-4 in the Big 12 as they try to position themselves onto the NCAA Bubble. </p>
<p>The Longhorns got a balanced scoring night out of its offense led by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146214/myck-kabongo">Myck Kabongo</a> with 13 points. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146210/julien-lewis">Julien Lewis</a> added 12 points and seven rebounds. J'Covan Brown also scored 12 points but was just 3-16 from the field in the game. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26235/clint-chapman">Clint Chapman</a> fadded eight points, five boards and three blocks for the Longhorns. </p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99908/royce-white">Royce White</a> had a nice game finishing with 15 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. He hit 7-16 field goal attempts but was just 1-7 from the free throw line in the game. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123714/melvin-ejim">Melvin Ejim</a> added 12 points and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52373/chris-babb">Chris Babb</a> nine for the Cyclones. </p>
<p><i>For more on this game Texas fans should check out <a href="http://www.burntorangenation.com/">Burnt Orange Nation</a> and Iowa State fans should head on over to <a href="http://www.widerightnattylite.com/">Wide Right & Natty Lite</a>. For more College Basketball news and analysis be sure to check out <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball">SB Nation's College Basketball page</a>. </i></p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2012/1/24/2731297/texas-vs-iowa-state-2012-final-scoreKris Willis2012-01-24T09:17:20-06:002012-01-24T09:17:20-06:00Texas Vs. Iowa State: Game Preview, TV Info And More
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<p>The Longhorns can ill afford to drop a fourth consecutive Big 12 game if they want to remain a contender for an at-large berth.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a>, after losing three consecutive games in the midst of the toughest portion of their schedule this season, have a must-win game when they host Iowa State Tuesday night in the Erwin Center.</p>
<p>Iowa State, which already beat Texas 77-71 in Ames earlier this year, is the only unranked team the Longhorns will play the rest of the month, and Texas can ill-afford to drop a home game to them if they want to continue Rick Barnes' school record streak of 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.</p>
<p>The Longhorns, at 12-7 and sixth place in the Big 12, are on the outside looking in of the Tournament bubble, although they've had several close calls, including an 84-80 loss at Kansas State and a 69-66 home loss to Kansas on Saturday.</p>
<p>In their first game against the 14-5 Cyclones, they were unable to overcome a balanced Iowa State scoring attack, which featured four different starters scoring in double digits.</p>
<p>Under second-year head coach Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State has become a second chance program for wayward players, featuring transfers from Minnesota (PF <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99908/royce-white">Royce White</a>) and Michigan State (G Chris Allen).</p>
<p>In the first match-up between the two schools, Texas received only 17 total points from freshmen <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146214/myck-kabongo">Myck Kabongo</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146210/julien-lewis">Julien Lewis</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146213/jonathan-holmes">Jonathan Holmes</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146212/jaylen-bond">Jaylen Bond</a>.</p>
<p>That will have to change for them to pull out a desperately needed win against the Cyclones, especially with games against No. 7 Baylor and No. 2 Missouri next.</p>
<p><i>For more news and notes on Texas basketball, head over to <a href="http://www.burntorangenation.com/">Burnt Orange Nation</a> while <a href="http://www.widerightnattylite.com/">Wide Right And Natty Lite</a> has all the pre-game coverage from Ames.</i></p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2012/1/24/2729724/texas-vs-iowa-state-game-preview-tv-info-and-moreJonathan Tjarks