In a battle of SEC teams ranked in the top 10, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns went on the road and defeated the No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners 80-73 in a close matchup on Thursday night. The Longhorns were led by freshman Jordan Lee who scored 17 points off the bench to win the game.
The Longhorns (14-1, 1-0 SEC) were able to continue looking like a legitimate championship-level program and it helps with their ability to shoot the basketball in this game. The Sooners (12-2, 0-1) are coming off a tough loss and need to do better maintaining possession as their rebounding was elite.
Here's a closer look at the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners' box scores and how things played out:
Texas vs. Oklahoma box score
Texas vs. Oklahoma box score
Texas Longhorns box score
Oklahoma Sooners box score
Texas vs. Oklahoma Game Summary
The Longhorns were able to shoot the basketball throughout the game as the Longhorns finished shooting 29-of-61 (47.5%) from the floor, 4-of-6 (66.7%) from the 3-point line and 18-of-22 (81.8%) from the free throw line. They were not able to rebound throughout the game either as Texas finished with 28 total rebounds, including 11 offensive but their defense dominated with 15 steals and four blocks.
The offense had 14 assists but also turned the basketball over 18 times. The Longhorns had 10 fast break points in this game and had 26 points in the paint. Their seven-point victory was also the largest lead Texas held during the game.
The Sooners struggled a bit on the offensive side of the court as they were 26-of-60 (43.3%) overall, 2-of-16 (12.5%) from beyond the arc and 19-of-26 (73.1%) from the charity stripe. Oklahoma was able to excel at cleaning the glass as they recorded 44 total rebounds (21 offensive, 23 defensive) and were able to record 10 steals with a single block in the game.
The passing was not good either as they had 14 assists while turning the basketball over 27 times to wind up losing. They scored 34 points in the paint and just a single fast-break point during the four quarters as well.
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