Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 70, Texas-Arlington 54
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials: # Bret Smith, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 8724

Texas 70, UT Arlington 54:
Julien Lewis scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range as the host Longhorns defeated the Mavericks to improve to 8-0 in the all-time series.

Ioannis Papapetrou and Sheldon McLellan added 17 and 14 points off the bench respectively as Texas (5-2) forced 19 turnovers and shot 50 percent (13-for-26) from long range.

Jordan Reves led UT Arlington (3-2) with 15 points. The Mavericks outrebounded the Longhorns 39-27.

Seven McLellan points ignited the Longhorns out of the gate and back-to-back 3-pointers from Papapetrou pushed the lead to 27-12 lead with 4:43 left in the first half. UT Arlington answered with five straight points, but two Lewis 3-pointers sent Texas into the break with a 38-18 advantage.

Texas used three-pointers to increase its lead to 58-28 with 12:19 remaining as Lewis knocked down three and McLellan added another. The Mavericks chipped away late, but never got closer than 14.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas improved to 85-3 against non-conference opponents at home since the 2002-03 season. … Jamel Outler added 12 points for the Mavericks, which shot 29.5 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from deep. … Javan Felix tallied nine assists for the Longhorns.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas-Arlington   Texas
Jordan Reves 15 Scoring Julien Lewis 18
Shaquille White-Miller 3 Assists Javan Felix 9
Brandon Edwards 13 Rebounds Cameron Ridley 6
Jordan Reves 5 Free Throws Made Sheldon McClellan 4
Cameron Catlett 2 Steals Julien Lewis 4
Jordan Reves 2 Blocks Cameron Ridley 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas-Arlington 54 29.5 4-16 14-20 8 39 2 9 19
Texas 70 45.1 13-26 11-20 18 27 9 10 16