National Basketball Association
Texas 70, Texas-Arlington 54
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Bret Smith, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
8724
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Texas 70, UT Arlington 54: Julien Lewis scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range as the host Longhorns defeated the Mavericks to improve to 8-0 in the all-time series.
Ioannis Papapetrou and Sheldon McLellan added 17 and 14 points off the bench respectively as Texas (5-2) forced 19 turnovers and shot 50 percent (13-for-26) from long range.
Jordan Reves led UT Arlington (3-2) with 15 points. The Mavericks outrebounded the Longhorns 39-27.
Seven McLellan points ignited the Longhorns out of the gate and back-to-back 3-pointers from Papapetrou pushed the lead to 27-12 lead with 4:43 left in the first half. UT Arlington answered with five straight points, but two Lewis 3-pointers sent Texas into the break with a 38-18 advantage.
Texas used three-pointers to increase its lead to 58-28 with 12:19 remaining as Lewis knocked down three and McLellan added another. The Mavericks chipped away late, but never got closer than 14.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas improved to 85-3 against non-conference opponents at home since the 2002-03 season. … Jamel Outler added 12 points for the Mavericks, which shot 29.5 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from deep. … Javan Felix tallied nine assists for the Longhorns.
Top Game Performances
Texas-Arlington |
|
Texas |
Jordan Reves 15 |
Scoring |
Julien Lewis 18 |
Shaquille White-Miller 3 |
Assists |
Javan Felix 9 |
Brandon Edwards 13 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Ridley 6 |
Jordan Reves 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Sheldon McClellan 4 |
Cameron Catlett 2 |
Steals |
Julien Lewis 4 |
Jordan Reves 2 |
Blocks |
Cameron Ridley 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas-Arlington
|
54 |
29.5 |
4-16 |
14-20 |
8 |
39 |
2 |
9 |
19 |
Texas
|
70 |
45.1 |
13-26 |
11-20 |
18 |
27 |
9 |
10 |
16 |