National Basketball Association
Texas 80, Texas-Arlington 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Jeb Hartness, # Roland Simmons
Attendance:
9202
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Freshman Sheldon McClellan scored a career-high 23 points off the bench to help Texas pull away from visiting Texas-Arlington 80-62 on Tuesday night.
McClellan beat his previous high of 16 points in the first half when he totaled 17 on 7-of-8 shooting to help the Longhorns (6-2) build a 35-28 halftime edge.
It was a good thing for Texas that McClellan provided a scoring boost, because leading scorer J’Covan Brown never found his groove. Brown came into the game averaging 20.6 points, but he missed his first eight shots, failing to register a field goal until the 6:03 mark of the second half.
Brown finished with 11 points on 2-of-11 shooting.
Myck Kabongo — the Big 12 leader in assists — had 13 points and seven assists for the Longhorns, who moved to 7-0 all-time against Texas-Arlington.
Kevin Butler scored 12 points for the Mavericks (4-3), who shot just 33 percent to fall to 3-49 all-time against teams from the Big 12.
After Texas-Arlington cut it to 46-39 early in the second half, Texas went on a 17-9 run and took a 63-48 lead on a pair of Brown free throws with 8:57 remaining.
Top Game Performances
| Texas-Arlington |
|
Texas |
|
Kevin Butler 12 |
Scoring |
Sheldon McClellan 23 |
|
Shaquille White-Miller 3 |
Assists |
Myck Kabongo 7 |
|
Kevin Butler 6 |
Rebounds |
Alexis Wangmene 7 |
|
Kevin Butler 5 |
Free Throws Made |
J'Covan Brown 6 |
|
Kevin Butler 2 |
Steals |
J'Covan Brown 3 |
|
Jordan Reves 3 |
Blocks |
Jaylen Bond 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas-Arlington
|
62 |
33.3 |
9-23 |
13-17 |
9 |
33 |
5 |
6 |
|
| Texas
|
80 |
48.3 |
6-25 |
18-27 |
15 |
34 |
4 |
7 |
|
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