JANUARY 4, 2023•247SPORTS.COM
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Moody Center, Austin, TX
Morning Brew: Can Rodney Terry and the Longhorns regain their defensive identity without Chris Beard?In today's Morning Brew, can acting head coach Rodney Terry and the sixth-ranked Longhorns regain their defensive identity without Chris Bea...
Christian Bishop - Questionable for SaturdayBishop (back) is questionable for Saturday's showdown with Oklahoma State, Jeff Howe of 247Sports.com reports.
ImpactBishop exited Tuesday's matchup with Kansas State due to a lower back contusion, and his status for Saturday's game is uncertain. The 6-foot-7 senior has appeared in all 14 games this season, averaging 6.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks on 16.8 minutes per game. If Bishop is unable to suit up, Dylan Disu may be forced to take on a larger minute allocation.
JANUARY 4, 2023•ROTOWIRE
David N'Guessan - DNP at TexasN'Guessan (undisclosed) did not play at Texas on Tuesday.
ImpactPreviously undisclosed, N'Guessan's shoulder injury prevented him from participating in multiple games. Currently, the Wildcats' next game is scheduled at Baylor on Saturday.
JANUARY 4, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Tyrese Hunter - Season high in points TuesdayHunter registered 29 points (8-16 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 8-8 FT), one rebound, one assist and three steals over 35 minutes during Tuesday's 116-103 loss to Kansas State.
ImpactHunter broke out of his recent scoring slump in a big way. After averaging just 5.7 points over the previous six games, the Iowa State transfer logged season highs in field-goal and three-point attempts as the Longhorns tried to dig themselves out of a hole during this wire-to-wire win for Kansas State. The sophomore guard did match his season high in made threes en route to his best scoring performance of the season, though this was just the second time he's converted over 50 percent of his shots from beyond the arc across 14 starts in 2022-23. Hunter still ranks second on the team in points per game (12.1) behind Marcus Carr (18.1), the latter of whom is the only Longhorns starter to convert more than 34 percent of his three-pointers this season.
JANUARY 4, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Keyontae Johnson - 28 points in big winJohnson finished with 28 points (10-16 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 7-7 FT), nine rebounds, five assists and one steal over 38 minutes during Tuesday's 116-103 victory over Texas.
ImpactJohnson matched his season high for points in this big road win over the No. 6 Longhorns. The 6-foot-6 forward also continued his role as the Wildcats' leading rebounder while coming up one board short of his third double-double of the season. Johnson did finish second on the team in points during this season-best scoring performance for point guard Markquis Nowell (36). These two also took 31 of Kansas State's 60 field-goal attempts, and they may need to post another star duo performance to come away with their second big win in a row Saturday versus Baylor, which ranks eighth in the conference in points per game allowed this season (66.3).
JANUARY 4, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Markquis Nowell - Star performance in big winNowell registered 36 points (9-15 FG, 6-10 3Pt, 12-12 FT), three rebounds, nine assists and three steals in 38 minutes during Tuesday's 116-103 victory over Texas.
ImpactNowell arose to the moment with a season high and a game high in points during this road win over the No. 6 Longhorns. The 5-foot-8 point guard also notched his best three-point shooting performance of the season as well as his second game in a row with double-digit free-throw attempts. Nowell kept up his incredible efficiency as a floor general, logging a 9:1 assist-to-turnover ratio while going up against a pair of stout defensive guards in Marcus Carr and Tyrese Hunter. Nowell's scoring average (15.9), field-goal percentage (40.1) and three-point percentage (35.9) are all at their highest marks since his 2019 campaign with the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. He and Wildcats forward Keyontae Johnson, who put up 28-9-5 against Texas, may need to post another top-tier combined performance to secure another big win versus Baylor on Saturday.
JANUARY 4, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Nowell scores 36 as Kansas State beats No. 6 Texas 116-103Markquis Nowell had 36 points and nine assists as Kansas State beat No. 6 Texas 116-103 on Tuesday night with a stunning offensive outburst...
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