National Basketball Association
Texas 78, St. Francis (PA) 46
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Bret Smith, # Jon Stigliano
Attendance:
9356
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 9 Texas 78, Saint Francis (Pa.) 46: Freshman Myles Turner scored a season-high 25 points as the host Longhorns dispatched a pesky Red Flash squad to remain undefeated.
Cameron Ridley added 16 points and Kendal Yancy 12 for Texas (5-0), which shot 57.1 percent from the floor and held a 43-21 advantage on the glass. The 6-11 Turner – one of the most highly-recruited players in the nation – connected on 11-of-12 shots, including all three 3-point attempts, and added 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Malik Harmon scored 15 points for St. Francis (2-3), which handled the Texas pressure well, committing just 10 turnovers. Ben Millaud-Meunier scored nine points for the Red Flash, who shot 31 percent from the floor.
Texas jumped to a quick 9-2 lead and it looked like the rout was on, but St. Francis wouldn't let the Longhorns run away, pulling within 31-23 on a 3-pointer by Millaud-Meunier and two free throws from Earl Brown. Texas answered with a 3-pointer from Turner and a dunk at the buzzer by Ridley for a 13-point lead.
The Longhorns scored six quick points to open the second half and pushed the lead to 21 on a layup by Yancy, but the Red Flash answered with 3-pointers from Millaud-Meunier and Harmon with 15 minutes to play. Texas put the game away with a 15-point run highlighted by 3-pointers from Yancey and Turner and a three-point play by Jordan Barnett.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas just narrowly missed holding a fourth opponent under 30-percent shooting on the season. … Turner entered averaging 8.8 points and was 1-of-4 from the arc. … Ridley shot 7-of-8 from the floor after entering 9-of-23 for 28 points in four games.
Top Game Performances
St. Francis (PA) |
|
Texas |
Malik Harmon 15 |
Scoring |
Myles Turner 25 |
Greg Brown 3 |
Assists |
Jonathan Holmes 5 |
Earl Brown 5 |
Rebounds |
Myles Turner 10 |
Earl Brown 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Connor Lammert 4 |
Greg Brown 2 |
Steals |
Brandon Allums 2 |
Michael Clark 1 |
Blocks |
Cameron Ridley 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
St. Francis (PA)
|
46 |
31.0 |
5-21 |
5-5 |
7 |
19 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
Texas
|
78 |
57.1 |
7-14 |
7-9 |
16 |
43 |
8 |
6 |
14 |