Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Texas Longhorns Match Player Stats On Mar 02, 2024

Dylan Disu scored 17 points and Chendall Weaver added 16 as Texas dominated the final 12 minutes and rolled to an 81-65 win over visiting Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference dustup in Austin, Texas.

Max Abmas added 15 points for the Longhorns, who won back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 20 and 23.

The Longhorns (19-10, 8-8 Big 12) led by nine points at halftime before Oklahoma State bounced back to tie the game at 52 with 12:20 to play. Texas answered with a 14-0 run while getting points from five different players, with the spurt punctuated by a 3-pointer by Disu with 9:18 remaining. The Longhorns waltzed to the finish line, thanks to a 12-1 edge in second chance points after halftime.

John-Michael Wright hit for 18 points to lead the Cowboys while Javon Small and Quion Williams had 13 points each and Jamyron Keller scored 11. Oklahoma State (12-17, 4-12 Big 12) lost its third straight game.

The game was tied at 18 after Wright's 3-pointer at the 10:57 mark of the first half. Texas took over with an 11-0 run in which Disu hit a pair of jumpers and Weaver capped the surge with a three-point play with 7:01 remaining in the half.

Oklahoma State roared back, pulling to within 33-30 when Small canned three free throws with 3:46 remaining. The Longhorns swung back, expanding their advantage back to 10 points when Abmas hit a 3-pointer with 46 seconds left before carrying a 45-36 lead to the break.

Disu led all scorers before halftime with a dozen points while Abmas hit for 10 for the Longhorns, who shot 56.7 percent from the floor and were 5 of 9 from beyond the arc in the half.

Williams led the Cowboys with 10 points over the first 20 minutes.

Oklahoma State rallied, tying the game at 52 when Small hit a 3-pointer with 12:20 to play. Brock Cunningham's trey and two free throws, the latter with 11:26 left, put the Longhorns back up by five at the start of the decisive burst.

--Field Level Media