Men’s Basketball falls to No. 6/6 Tennessee 62-58 in NCAA Second Round

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sophomore guard Chendall Weaver and junior guard Tyrese Hunter every posted 13 factors, however Texas dropped a hard-fought 62-58 choice to No. 6/6 Tennessee (26-8) in a NCAA Event Second Spherical recreation on Saturday evening at Spectrum Heart. The Longhorns, who’re one in all simply eight applications in NCAA Division I males’s basketball to advance to at the least the NCAA Spherical of 32 in every of the final three years, concluded the 2023-24 season with a 21-13 total document.

Weaver transformed 3-of-7 discipline targets (1-of-3 threes) and went an ideal 6-of-6 from the free throw line in 26 minutes. Hunter hit 6-of-11 discipline targets and added six rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes. Graduate ahead Dylan Disu posted 12 factors, 4 rebounds, three steals and two blocks in 35 minutes, and graduate guard Max Abmas tallied 10 factors, a season-high eight rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and one steal in 34 minutes.

Simply because it was in Thursday evening’s NCAA First Spherical 56-44 victory over Colorado State, the Texas protection was excellent throughout Saturday’s contest. The Longhorns restricted Tennessee to 33.8-percent (22-65) discipline aim capturing, together with a 3-of-25 (.120) mark from three-point vary, on the night.

A Disu turnaround jumper introduced the Longhorns to inside 10-8 on the 11:23 mark, earlier than Tennessee used a 6-0 spurt to construct a 16-8 benefit following a Josiah-Jordan James put-back with 9:39 left. Texas responded with six-straight factors to trim the margin to 16-14 after a Dillon Mitchell put-back on the 7:50 mark.

The Longhorns minimize the hole to 18-17 following an Abmas three-pointer with 6:38 remaining, however the Volunteers answered with a 10-0 run over the subsequent 5 minutes to extend their cushion to 28-17 after a Dalton Knecht layup on the 1:28 mark. An Ithiel Horton jumper with 1:03 left proved to be the ultimate rating of the primary half, and Tennessee took a 28-19 lead into the break.

A pair of Weaver free throws trimmed the margin to 30-23 on the 17:54 mark, however the Volunteers transformed back-to-back baskets to construct a 34-23 benefit after a Knecht put-back dunk with 15:18 remaining. Tennessee prolonged its cushion to 40-28 following one other Knecht put-back on the 12:59 mark, earlier than the Longhorns went on a 9-1 run over the subsequent three minutes to chop the deficit to 41-37 after a pair of Disu free throws with 10:05 left.

An Abmas three-pointer introduced the Longhorns to inside 45-42 on the 7:15 mark. The Vols responded with an 8-2 spurt over the subsequent three minutes to take a 53-44 benefit following a James three-pointer with 4:23 remaining. Texas went on a 9-2 run over the subsequent two-and-a-half minutes to chop the deficit to 55-53 after a Hunter layup in transition on the 1:53 mark.

A Jonas Aidoo free throw gave Tennessee a 56-53 cushion with 48 seconds left, earlier than an Abmas layup trimmed the margin to 56-55 with 34 seconds remaining. That was as shut because the Longhorns may get, because the Volunteers sealed the victory by hitting six-straight free throws within the ultimate 25 seconds.

Texas Basketball Postgame Notes

NCAA Event Second Spherical

#6/6 Tennessee 62, Texas 58

March 23, 2024

Spectrum Heart (Charlotte, N.C.)

Attendance: 18,382

Workforce Notes

• Texas concluded the 2023-24 season with a 21-13 total document.
• UT fell to 40-41 all-time within the NCAA Event (in 38 appearances).
• Rodney Terry dropped to 4-2 in NCAA Event contests as head coach of the Longhorns (4-3 in his collegiate profession as a head coach).
• Texas fell to 5-3 in NCAA Event video games during the last three years.

• The Longhorns are one in all simply EIGHT applications to advance to at the least the NCAA Event Spherical of 32 in every of the final three seasons, becoming a member of Kansas, Gonzaga, Houston, Baylo, Creighton, Michigan State and Tennessee.
• Texas restricted the Volunteers to 33.8-percent (20-55) capturing from the ground, together with a 3-of-25 (.120) mark from three-point vary, through the contest.
• The Longhorns fought again from a 12-point deficit (40-28) with 12:59 remaining within the contest and pulled to inside one level (56-55) with 34 seconds left.
• Texas held Tennessee to twenty-eight.6-percent (10-35) discipline aim capturing, together with a 1-of-13 (.077) mark from three-point vary, within the opening 20 minutes.

Max Abmas

• Reached double figures in scoring (10 factors) for the thirty first time this 12 months (34 video games) and 143rd time in his profession (157 video games)
• Set his season excessive in rebounds (8), earlier: 6, twice
• Concluded his collegiate profession ranked No. 8 on the NCAA Division I males’s all-time scoring record with 3,132 factors
• Concluded his collegiate profession ranked No. 3 on the NCAA Division I males’s all-time profession three-point discipline targets made chart (512)

Brock Cunningham

• Concluded his collegiate profession holding the UT document for many profession video games performed (147) and most profession wins (110)

Dylan Disu

• Reached double figures in scoring (12 factors) for the 18th time this 12 months (25 video games) and sixty fourth time in his profession (136 video games)

Tyrese Hunter

• Reached double figures in scoring (13 factors) for the nineteenth time this 12 months (33 video games) and 59th time in his profession (106 video games)

Chendall Weaver

• Reached double figures in scoring (13 factors) for the ninth time this 12 months (34 video games) and twenty fourth time in his profession (66 video games)
• Transformed an ideal 6-of-6 from the free throw line