National Basketball Association
Texas 72, Stephen F. Austin 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 15, 2013
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # Mitchell Ervin, # Darron George
Attendance:
7348
By SportsDirect Inc.
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Texas 72, Stephen F. Austin 62: Demarcus Holland scored 21
points as the host Longhorns denied the Lumberjacks' upset bid in an in-state,
back-and-forth game.
Holland shot 9-of-13 from the floor and grabbed five
rebounds for Texas (3-0), which overcame a halftime deficit and 22.2 percent
shooting from 3-point range. Javan Felix added 15 points while Connor Lammert
came off the bench to pitch in 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Deshaunt Walker scored a game-high 24 points for Stephen F.
Austin (2-1), making 6-of-9 shots from beyond the arc. Desmond Haymon logged 15
points and a team-high eight rebounds and Jacob Parker finished with eight
points, including a tip-in to tie the game at 60-60 with 3:10 left.
Neither team trailed by more than five points through the
entire second half until Lammert capped a late 6-0 Longhorns run with two free
throws to make it 66-60 with 1:29 to play. Two more Parker free throws pulled
the Lumberjacks within four, but Isaiah Taylor made a layup and Felix and
Jonathan Holmes went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 34 seconds.
Texas ran out to an 11-0 lead as four different Longhorns
players scored in the initial 2:01. But Stephen F. Austin stormed back as a
Haymon 3-pointer gave it an 18-17 lead with 12:10 left in the first half and
ultimately a 35-31 edge at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Holmes finished with 11 points on 3-of-4
shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. … Texas outrebounded Stephen F. Austin
41-26. … The Longhorns are now 6-0 all-time against the Lumberjacks and have won 43 consecutive home games against unranked
non-conference opponents.
Top Game Performances
Stephen F. Austin |
|
Texas |
Deshaunt Walker 24 |
Scoring |
Demarcus Holland 21 |
Deshaunt Walker 3 |
Assists |
Damarcus Croaker 1 |
Desmond Haymon 8 |
Rebounds |
Jonathan Holmes 8 |
Trey Pinkney 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Javan Felix 4 |
Nikola Gajic 2 |
Steals |
Demarcus Holland 2 |
Tanner Clayton 1 |
Blocks |
Jonathan Holmes 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Stephen F. Austin
|
62 |
38.6 |
11-24 |
7-14 |
13 |
25 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
Texas
|
72 |
51.0 |
2-9 |
18-24 |
5 |
38 |
7 |
5 |
16 |