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Fatal Flaw? Longhorns Chunking Bricks From the Charity Stripe
The Problem In the second half against Villanova, as the Longhorns attempted to gain and eventually hold the lead against the Wildcats, they missed 10 of their first 14 free throw attempts, including AJ Abrams, normally the only good free throw shooter of the bunch, splitting free throws on each...
Morning Coffee Devours Turkey and Aggies
Enemy of the Nation McGee to possibly start. Games against A&M during Stephen McGee's career have been painful affears for Longhorn denizens. Any shot at a Heisman Trophy slipped out of an uncharacteristically subdued (by illness, Texas fans later learned) Vince Young's hands as McGee took on...
Longhorns Win Third Big XII Title under Barnes
Game Recap: This afternoon’s game was no prettier than the mid-week game with Nebraska, but in the end, it didn’t matter. The #9 Texas Longhorns outlasted the Okalahoma State Cowboys, 62-57, in an ugly, low-scoring, and physical affair. The victory gives Rick Barnes and the Longhorns their third...
Texas Longhorns: Big XII Champions
The #9 Texas Longhorns (26-5, 13-3) outlasted the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 62-57, to win the Big XII championship for the third time in Rick Barnes' ten years in Austin. Texas will be the #1 seed in Kansas City and play the winner of Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State at 11:30 am on Friday morning.The...
Longhorns Slip in Lubbock
The world did not end in Lubbock. The #5 Longhorns (24-5, 11-3) did lose a game, though, and will now need help to win an outright Big XII title. Texas Tech (16-12, 7-7) took down the Longhorns, 83-80, to improve their impressive home record to 6-1 in conference play.First off, congratulations to...
Horns Dominate Sooners, Sit Atop Conference
Game Recap: The #7 Texas Longhorns (23-4, 10-2) grabbed first place in the Big 12 after a 62-45 win over the hated Oklahoma Sooners. The Horns have now won seven straight games and stand a full game above Kansas (losers in Stillwater this afternoon) for the Big XII lead. The blowout win was also a...
Abrams and Johnson Key Win over Cyclones
Game Recap: This time the Horns fell behind in a different way: in the second half. Fortunately, the Longhorns (19-4, 6-2) chipped away at Iowa State’s 13 point second half lead over the final 16 minutes and eventually outlasted the Cyclones, 71-65, in overtime. Rick Barnes got huge games from AJ...
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