Texas 72, Oklahoma 64

Wednesday evening at the Erwin Center, the Texas Longhorns won their most crucial contest of the year 72-64 against the Oklahoma Sooners. Had the Longhorns lost last night, only an unlikely victory at Kansas this Saturday could put them back in the running for the NCAA Tournament. With last night's win against Oklahoma, Texas is likely in the NCAA Tournament regardless of what happens in Lawrence or in the Big12 Tournament to come. Improving their Big12 Conference record to 9-8 and their overall record to 19-11, the Longhorns can rest a little easier as they look forward to their 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Texas guards Sheldon McClellan and J'Covan Brown scored 24 and 22 points respectively, helping the Longhorns win despite trailing the Sooners for the first 33 minutes of the game. While outgoing seniors Clint Chapman and Alexis Wangmene failed to fortify their Senior Night farwells to the home crowd with significant performances (7 points and 8 points combined), key roles were thankfully filled by freshmen Myck Kabongo (9 assists), Jonathan Holmes (6 points and 7 rebounds), Jaylen Bond (9 rebounds), and even Sterling Gibbs (8 points), who saw increased playing time due to Julien Lewis sitting out the game with a sore back.