UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Texas Longhorns Match Player Stats On Dec 29, 2023

Tyrese Hunter scored 23 points, 16 in the first half, and the Texas defense did the rest as the 21st-ranked Longhorns rolled to a 72-37 win over UNC Greensboro on Friday in Austin, Texas, to remain undefeated at home.

The Longhorns (10-2) won their fourth straight game largely by allowing the Spartans just three points over a 15-minute stretch bridging the halves.

Texas led by just five points with 4:17 to play before halftime but expanded that advantage to 31 points by midway through the second half while allowing the Spartans just a layup and a free throw over that surge.

Kadin Shedrick added 11 points and Max Abmas had 10 for the Longhorns, who held the visitors to 29.8 shooting from the field and 3 of 19 (15.8 percent) on 3-point shots.

Keyshaun Langley led UNC Greensboro (9-4) with 15 points but was the only player in double figures.

The Longhorns roared out of the gate, scoring the game's first seven points and building a 15-5 lead after a 3-pointer by Dylan Disu with at the 14:38 mark.

Texas was up by 16 about a minute and a half later before the Spartans swung back, forging a 17-6 run capped by a basket from beyond the arc by Langley to pull within 27-22 with 4:17 remaining in the half.

Texas finished the half on a 9-0 surge, with Chendall Weaver's breakaway layup at the buzzer granting the Longhorns a 36-22 advantage at the break. UNC Greensboro missed its final five shots of the half.

Hunter led all scorers with 16 points before halftime on 6 of 9 shooting. Langley had seven in the first half to pace the Spartans. Texas outshot the Trojans 48.1 percent to 34.6 percent in the half, forged an 11-3 edge in fastbreak points and limited UNC Greensboro to 2 of 11 shooting from beyond the arc.

Texas continued its run after halftime, outscoring the Trojans 21-3 over the initial 10:10 of the second half. Shedrick had seven points and Abmas scored five in that surge.

--Field Level Media