Just two days after a hard-fought win over Iowa State, the Jayhawks fell victim to poor shooting and the Texas Longhorns’ depth in an 82-67 victory Monday in Austin, Texas. The loss was KU’s fourth straight Big 12 road loss, the team’s longest streak since the 1986-87 season.
The Jayhawks (17-7 overall, 9-4 Big 12) were just 25-of-65 shooting from the field, though they did hit six of 14 three-pointers, and had just two points off the bench.
The Longhorns (20-4, 11-2) had 10 different players score, led by Brandon Mouton’s 23 points.
Wayne Simien put KU ahead 2-0 early, but the teams battled back and forth the first five minutes before Texas took a 16-13 lead on a three-pointer by Mouton.
The Longhorns extended their lead to 13 points, 39-26, with a 13-2 run that ended with just less than two minutes left. KU was 0-of-8 from the field for a 5:45 stretch, and Texas led 41-32 at the half.
KU closed within four points, 47-43, on a layup by Simien, but Texas quickly pushed their lead back up to nine points on a three-pointer by Brian Boddicker and a basket by Mouton.
The Longhorns led by as many as 18 points, 70-52, as James Thomas stepped up, scoring nine points during that stretch. Texas also was helped by a technical foul on Jeff Graves.
Kansas used a short run to draw within 13 points before Texas regained an 18-point advantage twice, including a 79-61 advantage with less than three minutes remaining.
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Simien had 15 points for the Jayhawks, and Keith Langford scored 17 points. Aaron Miles had 14 points, and J.R. Giddens had 11 points. David Padgett scored eight points, and Graves had two points.
Royal Ivey scored nine points for the Longhorns, and P.J. Tucker had eight points. Kenton Paulino hit a basket, and Boddicker scored eight points.
Kenny Taylor scored six points, and Edgar Moreno had four points. Brad Buckman had four points, Jason Klotz had five points, and Thomas scored nine points.
Texas is 28-of-65 shooting from the field, including 6-of-18 from long distance, and 20-of-24 shooting from the foul line. KU hit 11 of 17 free throws.
All stats are unofficial.
