Bishop’s 16 leads No. 2 Texas over Arkansas-Pine Bluff 88-43

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Bishop scored 16 factors and No. 2 Texas held Arkansas-Pine Bluff to 13 factors within the second half whereas coasting to an 88-43 win Saturday.

Texas rose to its highest rating in additional than a decade after a 6-0 begin earlier than dropping an additional time loss towards No. 17 Illinois earlier within the week in New York Metropolis, its first sport out of its house state. The Longhorns simply overmatch the Golden Lions of their return house.

Freshman Dillon Mitchell scored 13 factors for Texas (7-1), most of them approaching dunks. Brock Cunningham scored a career-high 13 on 5-of-5 taking pictures, which included three 3-pointers. Texas’ high three scorers have been 18-of-22 taking pictures.

Chris Greene scored 14 for Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-8), which traded baskets with the Longhorns early on, when the sport had 9 lead adjustments within the first six minutes. The Golden Lions received inside 21-19 when Trejon Ware swished a 3-pointer.

Texas seized management with a 21-6 run over the ultimate eight minutes of the half that began with a pair of baskets from Bishop, a tomahawk dunk by Mitchell and a 3-pointer from Arterio Morris.

Cunningham, who usually is a defensive stopper off the bench and returned for a closing season as a graduate pupil, had a shocking scoring burst within the first half with 3-pointers.

Texas turned up the protection to start out the second half, holding Pine Bluff to a single basket over the primary 5 minutes. Marcus Carr hit a 3-pointer and Dylan Disu’s layup pushed the result in 56-32.

The Longhorns stored up the stress defensively, constantly forcing turnovers and fast-break factors. The Longhorns scored 24 factors off 22 Pine Bluff turnovers. Mitchell’s breakaway dunk off a steal by Carr made it 69-41 with 8 minutes to play.

BIG PICTURE

Arkansas-Pine Bluff: The Golden Lions have virtually completed a brutal early season portion of their schedule that included three Large 12 opponents and three extra from the Large Ten and the SEC. That gauntlet ought to have them able to face their Southwestern Convention schedule that begins in January.

Texas: Mitchell had a highlight-reel sport, with 6-of-7 taking pictures that included 5 dunks from the 6-foot-8 ahead who was one in all highest-rated recruits within the nation popping out of highschool.

UP NEXT

Arkansas-Pine Bluff performs at Minnesota on Wednesday.

Texas hosts Rice on Monday night time.

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