National Basketball Association
Texas 62, Rice 59
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 27, 2010
Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Terry Davis, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
10969
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Freshman Corey Joseph and Jordan Hamilton led a 3-point barrage in the second half as No. 21 Texas rallied for a 62-59 victory over visiting Rice on Saturday afternoon.
The Longhorns (5-1) scored six consecutive baskets on 3-pointers - three by Joseph, two by Kai Lucas and one by Hamilton - to turn a 36-36 tie with 11:47 to play into a 56-51 lead with 3 1/2 minutes to play.
The Owls battled back on five free throws by Arsalan Kazemi and three by Tamir Jackson to cut the lead to three, and they had a chance to tie but Jackson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Arsalan scored 13 points and Jackson and Cory Pflieger added 12 each for Rice (3-3), which shot 41.2 percent and turned the ball over six times.
Joseph scored 11 of his 14 points after intermission, connected on 4-of-6 shots from the arc and finished with three assists. Hamilton scored all 13 of his points in the second half and was 4-of-8 from the arc, as Texas shot 11-of-25 on 3-pointers and just 9-of-24 on 2-pointers.
Texas looked like it was going to romp over Rice in the first 10 minutes, taking a 19-6 lead. The Horns made seven of their first 13 shots, but they sank just one of 11 as the Owls regrouped for a 23-20 halftime lead.
Top Game Performances
| Rice |
|
Texas |
|
Arsalan Kazemi 13 |
Scoring |
Cory Joseph 14 |
|
Bryan Beasley 4 |
Assists |
Jordan Hamilton 3 |
|
Arsalan Kazemi 8 |
Rebounds |
Tristan Thompson 10 |
|
Arsalan Kazemi 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Tristan Thompson 6 |
|
Bryan Beasley 1 |
Steals |
Tristan Thompson 1 |
|
Trey Stanton 1 |
Blocks |
Tristan Thompson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Rice
|
59 |
41.2 |
6-15 |
11-16 |
10 |
25 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Texas
|
62 |
40.8 |
11-25 |
11-18 |
15 |
30 |
3 |
1 |
|
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