AUSTIN, Tex. (12/7/04) The 14th-ranked Texas Longhorns used a 17-2 second half run to power their way past the North Texas men’s basketball team 86-57 at the Frank Erwin Center.
The loss is the third of the season by the Mean Green and the second loss of the season to a team ranked in the top 25.
“I’m very disappointed with the way that we played tonight,” said North Texas head coach Johnny Jones. “We got a little bit out of character tonight on offense and we didn’t get into a flow. They are a great shooting team, and tonight they showed why”.
The Longhorns opened the game with a 17-2 run in the first eight minutes before the Mean Green responded with a 14-7 run to cut the Texas lead to 24-16 with 5:15 remaining in the first half.
North Texas trailed 31-22 with less than four minutes in the first half when Texas closed the half with a 15-2 run to take a 46-24 lead into the break.
Texas extended its lead to 59-34 with 13:36 remaining when North Texas roared back with a 13-2 run over the next four minutes to trim the Longhorns lead to 61-47.
Texas was able to ice the game with a 17-2 run over the next five minutes to build their lead to 78-49 with four minutes remaining.
Senior Leonard Hopkins had 13 points to lead North Texas in scoring as sophomore Calvin Watson was also in double figures with 12 points.
North Texas returns to action on the road December 11 at UTPA.
