Austin, TX – The Texas Longhorns (15-8) took on the West Virginia Mountaineers (8-14) Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns, seeking to avenge a loss of their final matchup in Morgantown, got here proper out of the gate swinging with 4 3-pointers within the first 4 minutes of the sport opening up an 18-7 lead. That was solely the start of the ridiculous scoring affair the Longhorns had tonight. The Mountaineers made makes an attempt to attempt to come again into this sport. Nonetheless, Texas’s swap heavy man protection stifled West Virginia’s offense right this moment. By halftime, the Longhorns have been up 55-30 and so they coasted to a 94-58 win.
This was an entire sport by Texas with all 5 starters ending the evening in double digits. Not solely that, however they have been additionally extraordinarily environment friendly on the ground capturing 51% (36-of-70) and shot a blistering 46% (15-of-32) from the 3-point line. The Longhorns even shot 85% (7-of-8) from the FT line. Merely put, they might not miss.
Whereas each Longhorn performed effectively right this moment you couldn’t miss the star of the day, Dylan Disu. He was an entire flamethrower with 27 factors, two steals, and a block. What tells the story is his effectivity, capturing 62% from the ground and hitting seven 3-pointers. He has vastly improved his 3-point capturing this season, particularly from the nook. If Disu is ready to maintain this degree of 3-point capturing it would unlock a brand new layer to the Longhorns offense.
Tyrese Hunter and Max Abmas contributed 19 factors every. In addition they offered seven and 9 assists respectively. They’ve all the time been constant scorers, however lately their playmaking for others has unlocked a component to this offense in addition to been very entertaining to look at.
For the Mountaineers, it was a very completely different story. They completed the evening capturing 38% (21-of-55) from the ground and 23% (3-of-13) from 3-point land. West Virginia additionally actually struggled from the free throw line solely changing 61% (13-of-21). Not solely that, however they didn’t make any changes on protection to maintain the Longhorns off of the three-point line. This was a disappointing sport for them.
Not a lot good got here for West Virginia tonight, however fifth yr heart Jesse Edwards did have a pleasant day within the stat sheet. He completed with 17 factors, 9 rebounds, and one block. Edwards continued to showcase his footwork and contact across the rim. The one battle for the Longhorns right this moment was when he obtained the ball within the paint. Edwards did battle to match up towards the faster footed Disu in man protection. At Syracuse, his defensive success was as a consequence of him taking part in zone protection. Nonetheless, it has been notable this season that he’s not been as efficient in man protection.
The Longhorns dominated from begin to end and it was enjoyable to look at. They are going to have six days till they play Houston this Friday, February sixteenth. The Mountaineers will look to bounce again once they face TCU this Monday, February twelfth.
This text was written by Matthew Lawyer, a correspondent and scout for NetScouts Basketball. You possibly can comply with us on Fb, or on twitter.
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