The Sports Xchange
Nov 29, 2017
Dylan Osetkowski had 19 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes to help Texas to an 82-58 victory over Florida A&M on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
Texas (5-2), playing its fourth game in seven days, returned home after a win and back-to-back overtime losses to No. 1 Duke and No. 15 Gonzaga in the prestigious PK80 Tournament in Portland, Ore., and quickly regained its stride.
Texas established an early lead but saw Florida A&M climb to within seven points in the first minute of the second half.
The Longhorns then put the game away with a 13-1 run beginning with five minutes to play.
Andrew Jones added 14 points for Texas, Kerwin Roach II had 11 and Mohamed Bamba scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Texas went 21 of 28 from the floor in the second half and outshot Florida A&M 57.6 percent to 40.4 percent in the game.
Florida A&M's Desmond Williams led all scorers with 21 points and Isaiah Martin had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Rattlers (1-8).
The Longhorns led by as many as 14 points in the first half behind Osetkowski's seven points and eight rebounds before settling for a 35-26 advantage at halftime.
Texas made 12 of its first 20 shots but then missed 12 of its next 13 and still outshot Florida A&M 41.9 percent-34.5 percent in the first 20 minutes.
Williams led Florida A&M with seven points in the first half.