Cliffs Notes: In the midst of its toughest stretch of games this season, Rodney Terry's Longhorns won its second consecutive game against a ranked team, as Texas won its fifth straight game in Norman on Tuesday night by blowing the Sooners out 75-60.
The Participants: NR/NR Texas (14-5, 3-3 Big 12) and No.11 Oklahoma (15-4, 3-3 Big 12)
Pre-Game KenPom Rankings: Texas (No. 46) and Oklahoma (No. 21)
Game MVP: It's either Dylan Disu (19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists) or Max Abmas (22 points and a 3 assists), but I'm going to go with the big fella because took over in the final 10 minutes of the ball game when the Longhorns needed to hitch its wagon to him and let him carry the team to finish line.
Key Stretch: With 11 minutes to go in the game, OU knocked down a pair of free throws to trim what had been a 9-point lead down to one point at 55-54, but from that moment on the Longhorns went on a 19-4 run to run away from the game. Disu was especially critical in this stretch, scoring 9 points (2 for 2 FG, 1 for 1 3pt, 4 for 4 FT and 9 points total) during the stretch.
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R-e-b-o-u-n-d-i-n-g: The Longhorns came into tonight's game ranked 13th out of 14 teams in team rebounding, yet the Longhorns dominated the glass all night, finishing with a 40-24 edge on the boards. That's how you win conference games on the road.
Unsung Hero: Sophomore Chendall Weaver came into the game averaging 3.5 points per game and ended up scoring 11 points on 4 of 8 shooting, which compensated for Tyrese Hunter only scoring 5 points. If they could only get something like this every night...
Thing You Need to Know: The Longhorns shot the ball incredibly well, finishing as a team with a 50.0/44.4/83.3 triple-slash line. That's how you win games on the road.
Tracking down History: After moving into 4th place on the NCAA' all-time 3-point shots made list a couple of weeks ago, Max Abmas knocked down 4 of 8 shots from downtown today to move within 23 of third-place Travis Bader (Purdue 2010-14).
ESPN Bracketology: The win over Baylor has the Longhorns firmly back in the bubble conversation and tonight's win will only elevate it on this graphic.