Longhorns top St. Mary’s in battle of ranked teams
The Texas Longhorns topped the Gaels of St. Mary’s on Saturday in a battle of Top 25 teams by a score of 81-62. Despite trailing by just 6 points at the half at 42-36, St. Mary’s could not stay in the game as Texas pulled away outscoring St. Mary’s 39-26 in the second half. The knock on the Gaels in the 2007-2008 St. Mary’s basketball preview was that they lacked a proven shooter, and the Texas defense held St. Mary’s to 35.4% shooting from the field. Longhorn freshman D.J. Augustin scored 30 points on 11-22 shooting to lead Texas to the victory and #12 Texas improves to 11-2 on the season.
Up next for the Longhorns is conference play as Texas plays @ Mizzou on Saturday, January 12th.
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