National Basketball Association
Texas 85, Texas State 53
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2013
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # John Hampton, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
9534
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Texas 85, Texas State 53:
Cameron Ridley scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Longhorns
to an easy home win over the Bobcats.
Ridley shot 8-of-10 and grabbed
10 rebounds for Texas (9-1), which won its fifth straight. Isaiah
Taylor finished with 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds,
while Javan Felix scored 13 points off the bench, with all four of
his field goals coming from 3-point range.
Joel Wright was the only player
in double figures for Texas State (3-7), scoring 19 points to go
along with a game-high 13 rebounds. The Bobcats shot 29.7 percent
from the field, including 5-of-26 on 3-pointers.
The first half was close
throughout, with the Bobcats tying the game on Wright's dunk
with 5:59 to play. But the Longhorns closed on a 13-2 run,
capped by Felix's 3-pointer at the buzzer, to take an 11-point
halftime advantage.
Ridley had five points in Texas'
opening 11-5 run in the second half and the Longhorns' lead reached 25 with 11 minutes
to play. Texas State trailed by 20 when Texas went on an 18-0 run to
turn the game into a rout.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas State had
scored at least 70 points in four straight games. … The Longhorns won the rebound
battle 45-40, the ninth time in 10 games Texas has outrebounded its
opponent. … Texas won its 25th straight against the
Bobcats, the longest current winning streak in a Longhorns series.
Top Game Performances
Texas State |
|
Texas |
Joel Wright 19 |
Scoring |
Cameron Ridley 22 |
Emani Gant 4 |
Assists |
Isaiah Taylor 8 |
Joel Wright 13 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Ridley 10 |
Joel Wright 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaiah Taylor 7 |
Joel Wright 3 |
Steals |
Demarcus Holland 4 |
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury 2 |
Blocks |
Prince Ibeh 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas State
|
53 |
29.7 |
5-26 |
10-18 |
9 |
35 |
3 |
10 |
17 |
Texas
|
85 |
48.2 |
6-15 |
25-35 |
11 |
42 |
7 |
11 |
13 |