Felix leads No. 19 Texas past Oklahoma State 87-68
Oklahoma State involved Texas on a four-game losing streak worsened by the suspension of star guard Marcus Smart.
The No. 19 Longhorns were in no mood to reveal them any type of grace.
Javan Felix buyinged 27 points, making 6 of Texas' 11 3-pointers, and the Longhorns rolled to a very easy 87-68 succeed Tuesday State behind a leading initial half.
Felix, who missed a game with a concussion a week back and was just a 30 percent shooting from long variety on the period, was 6 of 8 on 3-pointer and fell onepoint shy of his job higher.
" I know I could make those gos. It's a matter of me taking them," Felix said.
Felix scored 8 successive points that pushed Texas' lead to 22 early in the initial half. The Longhorns (19-5, 8-3) had 4 gamers rating in double figures and led 54-33 at halftime regardless of playing without leading marker Jonathan Holmes, who remained with a knee injury.
Smart sat out the very first of a three-game suspension from the Huge 12 for pushing a supporter at Texas Tech on Sunday. Without him, the reeling Cowboys never ever had a possibility.
" We're experiencing a tough time right now. We're not down, not criticizing anyone else," Oklahoma State center Kamari Murphy shared." There's no excuses.".
Le'Bryan Nash led Oklahoma State (16-8, 4-7) with 23 factors.
Smart, who averages 18 factors, will certainly miss games versus Oklahoma and Baylor prior to returning for the Cowboys' rematch with Texas Technician.
The Cowboys battled without their star, however the Longhorns didn't miss out on a beat without Holmes. Isaiah Taylor buyinged 16, Martez Walker racked up 12 and Cameron Ridley had his 6th double-double of the season for Texas with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Texas' episode came three days after the Longhorns scored just 18 points in the very first fifty percent of a loss at Kansas State that finished a seven-game winning streak. Back house, Texas made 8 3-pointers and chance much better compared to HALF for most of the initial one-half.
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Conner Lammert, which got merely his 2nd start of the season instead of Holmes, made three 3-pointers in the initial half. Felix transformed it into a thrashing when he made 2 3-pointer and a layup in a burst that pressed Texas' cause 36-14.
Texas coach Rick Barnes shared Lammert played on an inflamed ankle joint he turned in technique simply 2 days earlier.
" He showed a lot of digestive tracts. I informed him he 'd much better shoot the round every time your open and he did," Barnes claimed.
Felix opened the 2nd one-half with 2 more 3-pointers. He adhered to the first one with a take that established his second in transition. The run finished any possibility of a Cowboys rally.
Cowboys coach Travis Ford kept in mind that Texas can be found in as the second-worst shooting team from 3-point array in the Huge 12.
" They go out and make 11," Ford shared." You can't sit around and hope a group misses, you have actually had the ability to throw down the gauntlet.".
When the teams initially complied with in a January, Smart had 24 factors and 11 rebounds and 5 aids in a Cowboys' victory. His defense assisted hold Felix and Taylor to 14 overall factors.
The Cowboys missed all that in the rematch.
Sharp-shooting guard Phil Strength, who was Smart's high-school teammate when they triumphed a Texas state championship on the same court, was simply 2-of-7 capturing and never ever obtained a chance to open from long-range. Onward Brian Williams was 0-8 and the Cowboys fired just 36 percent for the game.
Ford claimed he wouldn't use Smart's lack as an excuse for the loss.
" This has nothing to do with Marcus Smart," Cowboys teacher Travis Ford claimed." He had not been below today. We've got to play with exactly what we've acquired. I do not actually also wish to talk about it. It doesn't do any sort of good.
