NCAA Tournament First Round
No. 8 seed Texas 80, No. 9 seed Wake Forest 81 (OT)
March 18, 2010
New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La.
POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM
Tonight's game was the second overtime game in Texas' NCAA Tournament history (60-70 loss, LSU, March 25, 2006)
Texas is 15-5 in NCAA Tournament First Round games since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985
Texas had won four straight NCAA First Round games prior to tonight
Texas is 17-12 under Rick Barnes in 12 trips to the NCAA Tournament and 33-31 overall in 28 trips in UT history
Texas is 1-4 against Wake Forest in the all-time series
Texas five turnovers matched a season low (at Oklahoma State, Feb. 1)
Texas outscored Wake Forest 18-7 in points off of turnovers
Texas' bench outscored its opponent's bench in 28 of 34 games
Texas recorded double digits in steals for the 10th time this season
Texas went on an 8-0 run in the first half as part of a 20-9 run in order to tie the game 27-27 (4:40) after trailing 18-7 (12:00), the run extended to 29-12 for a 36-30 lead (1:46)
Moved to 16th on the NCAA career rebounds since 1973 list with 1,318, passing Michael Cage (1,317, San Diego State), Bob Stephens (1,316, Drexel), Patrick Ewing (1,316, Georgetown) and David Robinson (1,314, Navy)
Made his 140th career start, improving his Big 12 and UT records
Played in his 142nd consecutive game, extending his UT record
His overall games played total is also 142, second on the UT career list (144, A.J. Abrams) and moves into a tie for second on the Big 12 list (Nick Collison, Kansas, 2000-03)
Moved to seventh on the Big 12 career scoring list with 1,917 points, passing Martin Zeno (1,913, Texas Tech, 2005-08)
Reached double figures in scoring for the 31st time this season and the 100th in his career
Pulled down at least six rebounds for the 33rd time in 34 games this season
Delivered at least two assists for the ninth time this season
Fouled out for the sixth time this year
Made at least seven free throws for the 10th time this season
