Freshman Tre Johnson poured in 18 issues in simply 22 mins of play, lifting Texas to a 77-53 win over Northwestern State on Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas.
The Longhorns (11-2) gained their fourth instantly time out as Johnson returned from a two-game absence because of a sore proper hip. He completed 7 of eleven from the ground with 4 3-pointers, main the best way as Texas held the Demons to 30 % taking pictures within the first part whilst construction a 19-point lead.
The Longhorns stretched the benefit to 56-26 on a dunk by means of Chendall Weaver with 13:50 to play.
Texas had greater than sufficient to cruise to the end and is in high-quality form upfront of its first run in Southeastern Convention play. The Longhorns play at rival Thirteenth-ranked Texas A&M within the groups’ league opener on Saturday.
Jordan Pope added 11 issues and Arthur Kaluma recorded 13 rebounds for Texas. Not one of the Longhorns’ starters performed greater than 28 mins.
Micah Thomas scored 19 issues, together with 16 in the second one part, and Addison Patterson had 18 issues for the Demons (5-7).
The Longhorns made an early bid to bury Northwestern State by means of scoring the sport’s preliminary 8 issues over the primary 3:15 of the primary part. The Demons answered with an 11-4 run, capped by means of a layup by means of Patterson on the 10:15 mark that reduce the deficit to 12-11.
Texas then reeled off a 18-4 surge that featured a couple of tricky operating jumpers and two 3-pointer from Johnson, the latter with 4:02 to play within the part that driven the result in 30-15.
The Longhorns were given a bucket and a 3-pointer from Pope earlier than completing the part with two unfastened throws and a dunk by means of Ze’Rik Onyema off a nifty help by means of Julian Larry to provide a 41-22 lead on the ruin.
Johnson paced the Longhorns with 10 issues earlier than halftime as Texas outshot the Demons 62.5 % to 30 % over the primary 20 mins of play. Patterson led all scorers with 12 issues within the part, making 5 pictures whilst the remainder of the members for Northwestern State made 4 blended.
The Longhorns opened the second one part by means of scoring the primary 8 issues on jumper after which a 3-pointer by means of Johnson and a 3-pointer by means of Kaluma.
–Box Degree Media
