Jan. 31, 2011
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#3/3 Texas 69, #16/16 Texas A&M 49
January 31, 2011
Reed Arena - College Station, Texas
POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM
- Texas defeated three AP Top 25 ranked opponents in true road games for the first time in school history
- Texas registered four consecutive wins in games against AP Top 25 ranked opponents for the second time in school history. The only other time was 2003-04.
- Texas won seven consecutive conference games by 10 or more games for the first time since 1993-94 when the Horns won eight in a row by double-digit margins between Jan. 15, 1994 and Feb. 15, 1994
- Texas started a conference season with seven consecutive wins by 10 or more points for the first time since the 1921-22 season
- Texas held Texas A&M's leading scorer Khris Middleton (15.7 ppg) scoreless in the game
- Texas started 7-0 in conference play for the first time since 1977-78 when they started 9-0 in Southwest Conference action
- Texas has held four of its seven Big 12 opponents to one or less three-point field goals and under 10.0% shooting from three-point range
- Texas has held six of its seven Big 12 opponents under 40.0% shooting from the field
- Texas snapped a six game losing streak at Reed Arena with its first win since 2004
- Texas' 25-point advantage at halftime was a season high, topping the Horns' 19-point edge against North Florida
- Texas equaled a season high with 45 first-half points, equaling the Horns' tally against Illinois
- Texas posted its largest margin of victory at Reed Arena since 2000 when the Horns logged a 78-51 win
- Texas swept the regular-season series against Texas A&M with consecutive wins of 20 or more points for the first time since the 1999-2000 season
- Texas held Texas A&M to its lowest point total in College Station in a Longhorns' win since a 52-49 win in 1987-88
- Texas is holding Big 12 opponents to 53.4 points per game
- Texas encountered four AP Top 25 ranked opponents in a five-game span for the first time in school history
- Texas improved to 6-2 against AP Top 25 teams this season
- Texas held Texas A&M to one point off its season low with 49 points. The Aggies season low is 48 points against Nebraska
- Texas held Texas A&M to its lowest field goal percentage (.309) of the season. The Aggies previous low was .333 against Temple
- In the first half, Texas held Texas A&M to its lowest first-half scoring total of the year with 20 points. The Aggies previous low was 24 against Stephen F. Austin in the seventh game of the season
- Texas owned a rebounding edge for the 19th time in 22 games on the season
- Texas' first 14 field goals were logged by nine different players (7:22 mark of the first half)
- Texas owns a +18.7 edge in scoring margin through the first seven conference games
- Texas improved to 20-7 against the Aggies during the Rick Barnes era
- Texas improved to 107-15 (.877) against in-state foes during the Rick Barnes era
- Texas has held four of its last nine opponents under 50 points, including three of seven conference foes
- Texas took a 5.0-2.5 lead in the State Farm Lone Star Showdown standings
J'Covan Brown
- Equaled a career high with three steals, matching his total against Texas State earlier this season
Jordan Hamilton
- Scored 20 or more points (20) for the 10th time this season and the 12th time in his career (56 games)
- Reached double digits in scoring for the 21st time this season and the 39th time in his career (56 games)
- Equaled a season high with two blocks, matching the total he registered on five different occasions
Matt Hill
- Recorded a career high with eight rebounds, topping the seven boards he registered on two separate occasions
- Equaled a season high with 23 minutes played, matching his total against Connecticut
Cory Joseph
- Reached double digits in scoring (11 points) for the 13th time this season
Tristan Thompson
- Reached double digits in scoring (10 points) for the 17th time this season
- Registered three or more blocks in a game for the seventh time this season
