A tight game midway through the first half turned into a blowout win for No. 2 Texas.
Texas forward Dillon Mitchell celebrates a basket against Arkansas-Pine Bluff during the first half of Saturday’s game in Austin.AUSTIN — Arkansas-Pine Bluff has run up against a few fierce opponents this season.
Pine Bluff put up a good fight for the first 12 minutes of Saturday’s game against the Longhorns at the Moody Center. The rest of the game was a defensive masterclass by Texas , which clamped down to score an 88-43 win over the Golden Lions . Texas was scoring just fine. Freshman forward Dillon Mitchell was hammering dunks off baseline cuts and transition leak-outs. Senior wing Brock Cunningham was burying triples. Senior big Christian Bishop brought some punch off the bench, tormenting Pine Bluff with an array of post scores and second-chance buckets.Then Pine Bluff’s starters began wearing down, fatigued by the full-court pressure Texas coach Chris Beard dialed up. And its bench was outclassed in every fashion.
Texas kept its foot on the gas in the second half, perhaps unleashing some lingering frustration from Tuesday’s overtime loss to No. 17 Illinois in New York City. Anamekwe matched his career high with five points. Cunningham finished with a career-high 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Mitchell added 13 points on 6 of 7 in 20 minutes. Senior forward Timmy Allen chipped in with seven rebounds and a team-high six assists, part of a 23-assist night for Texas.
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