Texas Basketball: Highs and Lows in Arkansas

0:00On March 5, Texas basketball fans saw a tale of two games this week. The Long Horns pulled off a solid road win against Texas A&M last Saturday, holding them to just 38.3% shooting. Coach Sean Miller called it a strong defensive effort and a real step ahead for his squad. That momentum vanished in Wednesday night's blowout loss at Arkansas. The Razobax crews to a 105-85 victory, dropping a season high 105 points on Texas. Arkansas jumped out to a 56-34 halftime lead behind scorching 58% shooting and 6-3 pointers. Miller had praised the defense after the A&M game, but this match of expose ongoing struggles. Texas started ice cold, missing seven of their first eight shots while Arkansas built a quick double-digit edge through fast breaks and hot starts from their guards and forwards. Standout plays came from Arkansas stars Darius Akov with 28 points and 13 assists, plus

1:00Treevon Brazil matching him at 28. Points on 9 of 11 shooting. For Texas, Mata's Vokieta Idis led with 21 points and seven rebounds, Tramon Mark added 18 and Daelin Swain chipped in 16 points, 9 boards, and 6 assists, though point guard Jordan Pope sat most of the second half in foul trouble. Texas opening losing one is enough to set it up in 2 of the previous weeks. Texas Links rapes of the regular season Saturday at home against rival Oklahoma, tipping off at 7.30 p.m. on SEC Network giving them one last shot to build some confidence heading into the Postseason, to build some confidence heading into the postseason. Coplla irregular season Saturday at home against rival Oklahoma, tipping off at 7.30 p.m. on SEC network, giving them one last shot. enta, to building some confidence Heading into the postseason. remember.