The Longhorns are comfortably seated at sixth on the leaderboard after day two of the Puerto Rico Classic. This position among the field seems to fit right into Texas’ plan.
The Wildcats have finally started playing like the team many expected to see before the season started, thanks to the improved play of senior point guard Jacob Pullen.
The Longhorns (3-1) outscored Maryland 32-14 over the weekend, but the results of each game were inconsistent, suggesting that Texas didn’t always play the game it’s capable of.
The Longhorns had to go to class on Sunday. Taught by head coach Rick Barnes, Texas sat through an extended version of its film study so they could learn what exactly went wrong Saturday against Nebraska.
After being embarrassed by Oklahoma last Saturday, Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors held a practice she referred to as an NBA practice — as in no babies allowed.
On a morning when the sun didn’t peek out of the cloudy sky until 9:30 a.m., Keith Pierce turned the corner of Congress Avenue onto the final 100-meter stretch of the Austin Marathon.
The Longhorns are no strangers to tough losses this season. Last Saturday’s game was one of those instances; Texas lost to Oklahoma by a 29-point margin.
Texas put Missouri State away 5-0 after a defensive stalemate in the first five innings. The Longhorns, having blown out their past nine opponents, were glad to have played a close game.
