Texas 58, Oklahoma State 49

The Texas Longhorns ground their way to a 58-49 victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys Saturday evening at the Erwin Center. Despite shooting a dismal 30% from the floor, the Longhorns followed through on coach Rick Barnes' pre-game prescription of tight defense, aggressive rebounding, and ball security to close out the Cowboys. Texas point guard Myck Kabongo led all scorers with 15 points, making 8 of 11 of his wisely earned free throws. But it was a hobbled J'Covan Brown who came off of the bench 12 minutes into the 2nd half who ultimately rallied his team to victory. Brown's 3-pointer at the 8:48 mark gave Texas a lead it would not relinquish, and his driving lay-up and then assist to Kabongo with under 2 minutes left put the punctuation mark on the Longhorns' 1st Big12 Conference win of the season. While freshman Jonathan Holmes played an exceptional game, shooting 4-5 from the floor to go along with 4 offensive rebounds, fellow freshmen Julien Lewis and Sheldon McClellan continued their shooting woes, combining for 6-26 from the floor including 1-8 from the 3-point line. Texas, now 11-4 overall, face Texas A&M in Austin on Wednesday night, in what will be yet another must-win for the Longhorns.