AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Marcus Carr registered a game high and season-best 19 points to pace No. 7/8 Texas (5-1) to a 73-57 victory against Sam Houston (2-5) on Monday night at historic Gregory Gymnasium on the UT campus. The game, which featured a UT student-only attendance of 2,834 fans, marked the first men's basketball contest played in Gregory Gym since the Longhorns hosted Baylor on Feb. 26, 1977 in the first round of the Southwest Conference Tournament.
Texas converted 54.5-percent (24-44) from the floor, including an 11-of-22 mark (.500) from three-point range, in the win. Carr hit 6-of-12 field goals, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, and 3-of-4 free throws while adding four assists in 35 minutes.
Senior Courtney Ramey posted 14 points while hitting 6-of-10 field goals, including 2-of-4 threes, in 35 minutes, and senior Andrew Jones tallied 14 points on 6-of-9 field goals and three steals in 31 minutes. Senior Timmy Allen registered 12 points while converting 8-of-10 free throws and added a season-best six assists and four rebounds in 33 minutes.
After Ramey opened the game with a three-pointer, the Bearkats used an 8-0 run to grab an 8-3 advantage following a Javion May three-pointer with 17:50 remaining. The Longhorns responded with a 9-2 spurt to take a 12-10 lead after a Christian Bishop three-pointer at the 14:25 mark.
UT built a 28-20 cushion following an Allen free throw with 5:56 remaining, but Sam Houston answered with an 8-0 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes to tie the game at 28-28 after a Damon Nicholas Jr. layup at the 3:13 mark. Texas closed the half by scoring 10-straight points, with eight of the 10 coming from Carr, to take a 38-28 advantage into the break. The Longhorns converted 54.2-percent (13-24) from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free throw line in the first half.
The Bearkats scored the opening seven points of the second half to close the gap to 38-35 after a Savion Flagg three-pointer with 17:33 remaining. Texas responded with a 5-0 run over the next minute to increase its cushion to 43-35 following a Jones layup at the 16:23 mark.
Leading 52-44 with 10:57 left, the Longhorns used a 9-0 spurt over a span of two-and-a-half minutes to build a 61-44 advantage following a Carr three-pointer at the 8:27 mark. The margin did not dip below 14 points for the remainder of the contest. Texas hit 55-percent (11-20) from the floor, including 6-of-9 from beyond the arc, in the second half.
Texas returns to action when it hosts UTRGV on Friday, Dec. 3. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Throwback Game
#7/8 Texas 73, Sam Houston 57
November 29, 2021
Gregory Gym (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 2,834 (capacity 3,234)
Team Notes
- Tonight's game marked the first actual men's basketball contest inside Gregory Gymnasium since the Longhorns played Baylor on Feb. 26, 1977 in the first round of the Southwest Conference Tournament (72-70 loss).
- Texas improved to 384-160 all-time in games played inside Gregory Gym.
- UT improved to 16-2 all-time in the series against Sam Houston. The Longhorns have won eight straight against the Bearkats. Texas improved to 8-1 against Sam Houston in games played in Gregory Gym.
- Texas converted 54.5-percent (24-44) from the floor, including an 11-of-22 (.500) mark from three-point range, during the victory.
- The Longhorns set a season high in blocked shots (six), previous: five vs. HBU (Nov. 9)
- UT hit 55.0-percent (11-20) from the floor, including a 6-of-9 (.667) mark from three-point range, in the second half.
- The Longhorns converted 54.2-percent (13-24) from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free throw line in the first half.
- Texas closed the first half with a 10-0 run over the last 2:51 and held Sam Houston scoreless in the final 3:13 of the period.
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the fifth time at Texas (six games) and 76th time in his collegiate career (91 games)
- Set a season high in assists (six), previous: 4 at Gonzaga (Nov. 13); collegiate high is 10 at Washington (Jan. 24, 2021)
- Set a season high in free throws made (8-10), previous: 4 (twice); collegiate high is 13 vs. Oregon State (Jan. 2, 2020)
- Reached double figures in scoring (game-high 19 points) for the third time at Texas (six games) and 67th time in his collegiate career (98 games)
- Set season highs in scoring, field goals made (6-12), three-point field goals made (4-7), free throws made (3-4) and minutes (35)
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the fourth time this year (six games) and 69th time in his collegiate career (108 games)
- Posted a game-high three steals and a season-high two blocked shots in 31 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the third time this year (six games) and 60th time in his collegiate career (100 games)
- Set a season high in field goals made (6-10) and minutes (35)
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