clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Texas Vs. Oklahoma Final Score: Longhorns Come Back To Defeat Sooners 69-58

After struggling in the first half, the Texas Longhorns righted the ship in the second half to come away with a 69-58 win over the Oklahoma Sooners.

J'Covan Brown came alive in the second half for the Longhorns who overcame a 33-28 halftime deficit by outscoring Oklahoma 41-25 in the second half. Brown finished with a team high 19 points. Myck Kabongo and Sheldon McClellan each added 13 points for the Longhorns. Texas hit 24-29 free throws in the game while Oklahoma was just 5-8 in the game.

Steven Pledger led the Sooners with 18 points but was just 8-19 from the field in the game. Romero Osby and Cameron Clark each added 13 points in the loss. Sam Grooms went scoreless in the game but dished out a game-high 10 assists.

The Longhorns improve to 17-9 on the season and climb above .500 in the Big 12 at 7-6. Oklahoma falls to 13-12 and are just 3-10 in conference play.

For more on this game Texas fans should visit Burnt Orange Nation and Oklahoma fans should check out Crimson And Cream Machine. For more college basketball news and analysis head on over to SB Nation's College Basketball page.

Photographs by jamesbrandon, jdtornow, phlezk, flygraphix, mcdlttx, tomasland, and literalbarrage used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.