In the battle of SEC teams ranked in the top 10, No. 5 Texas Longhorns He went on the road and defeated No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners 80-73 in a close game 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) have been able to continue to look like a legitimate tournament-level program and it helps their ability to shoot the basketball in this game. The Sooners (12-2, 0-1) are coming off a tough loss and need to maintain possession better because their rebounding has been elite.
Here's a closer look at the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners box scores and how they fared:
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 three-point line and 18-of-22 (81.8%) from the free throw line. They were unable to rebound throughout the game either as the Texans finished with a total of 28 rebounds, including 11 offensively 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 break points in this game and had 26 points in the paint. Their seven-point win was also the largest lead Texas had during the game.
The Sooners struggled a bit on the offensive side of the field 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 beyond the arc. Charity bar. Oklahoma was able to excel on cleaning the glass as they recorded a total of 44 rebounds (21 offensive, 23 defensive) and they were able to record 10 steals with one block in the game.
The passing wasn't good either as they had 14 assists while turning the basketball over 27 times to end up losing. They scored 34 points in the paint and just one fast break point over the four quarters as well.
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Edited by Veer Badani