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HIGH: Texas routs Stetson in season opener
Returning four starters from a team that won a school-record 31 games and advanced to the Elite Eight, the No. 7 Longhorns opened the 2008-09 season with a 68-38 victory over Stetson at the Erwin Center. (AP photo) -
LOW: UT comeback falls short vs. Irish
Notre Dame's Luke Harangody missed a pair of free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining, but No. 6 Texas couldn't complete the comeback when A.J. Abrams' shot from just beyond halfcourt bounced off the front of the rim in an 81-80 loss to the No. 8 Fighting Irish in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. (AP photo) -
HIGH: Horns hold off Bruins
The sequel was every bit as thrilling as the Longhorns' 63-61 road win last season. A.J. Abrams matched his career high with 31 points, including the last six of the game, to lead the No. 8 Longhorns to a 68-64 victory over No. 12 UCLA at the Erwin Center. (AP photo) -
HIGH: UT wins defensive struggle over Villanova
Behind 26 points from A.J. Abrams, the No. 6 Longhorns beat a second straight ranked opponent with a 67-58 victory over No. 15 Villanova in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. (AP photo) -
HIGH: Pittman provides spark in sixth straight win
Dexter Pittman provided a spark with a career-high 19 points, including 15 in the second half, as the No. 5 Longhorns won their season-high sixth straight game 88-72 over Texas Southern. "I think it's time for me to step up and be a player, instead of being just a role player," Pittman said. (AP photo) -
LOW: Late 3-pointer dooms Horns
The No. 5 Longhorns had their six-game winning streak snapped when Durrell Summers hit a 3-pointer with 18.6 seconds remaining to give No. 19 Michigan State a 67-63 victory at Toyota Center. A.J. Abrams, the Longhorns' leading scorer, was held to eight points. (James Nielsen/Chronicle) -
HIGH: Horns escape Badgers on Johnson's late jumper
The No. 9 Longhorns bounced back from their first loss of the season as Gary Johnson hit a jumper with 23.5 seconds in a 74-69 road victory over Wisconsin. The Longhorns outrebounded the Badgers 40-25. "We didn't want to come in here and let them out-tough us," senior guard A.J. Abrams said. (AP photo) -
HIGH: UT opens Big 12 play with win over Iowa State
Damion James scored 19 points and Gary Johnson added 17 as the No. 7 Longhorns opened Big 12 play with a 75-67 win over Iowa State at the Erwin Center. (AP photo) -
LOW: Sooners snap six-game losing streak to Texas
Blake Griffin had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the sixth-ranked Sooners to a 78-63 victory over No. 11 Texas in Norman, snapping a six-game losing streak in the Red River Rivalry. (AP photo) -
HIGH: UT makes it 23 in a row over Baylor
The Longhorns made it 23 straight victories over Baylor with a 78-72 victory in Waco. "Like all Baylor fans, we're tired of being on the short end," Bears coach Scott Drew said. Texas guard A.J. Abrams matched the Big 12 record with his 338th career 3-pointer. (AP photo) -
LOW: K-State's Clemente torches UT for 44 points
Denis Clemente torched the No. 11 Longhorns for 44 points -- tying the Big 12 single-game record -- to lead Kansas State to an 85-81 overtime upset at the Erwin Center. "He put on a show," Texas coach Rick Barnes said after the Longhorns had their 19-game home winning streak snapped. UT guard A.J. Abrams had four 3-pointers to break the Big 12 record 338 he shared with Kansas' Jeff Boschee (1999-2002). (AP photo) -
LOW: UT drops second straight at home
With the game tied at 65, Missouri's Zaire Taylor drove the lane for the eventual game-winner with 5.5 seconds left to send the Tigers to a 69-65 victory over the No. 16 Longhorns. The loss gave the Longhorns consecutive Big 12 home defeats for the first time since the 2001-02 season. (AP photo) -
LOW: Third straight loss drops Horns out of Top 25
The No. 16 Longhorns dropped to the middle of the pack in the Big 12 -- and out of the Top 25 for the first time this season -- with a third straight loss, 58-55, to Nebraska in Lincoln. Coming off home losses to Kansas State and Missouri, Texas lost three straight conference games for the first time since the 2004-05 season. The three defeats were by a combined 11 points. (AP photo) -
HIGH: Horns snap three-game skid
The Longhorns snapped a three-game losing streak with a 99-74 victory over Oklahoma State at the Erwin Center. With the victory, Texas avoided its first four-game losing streak since an 0-4 start to begin the 1998-99 season. (AP photo) -
HIGH: James redeems himself in OT win against Colorado
Damion James missed a pair of free throws with 1.6 seconds that could have won the game for the Longhorns in regulation, but the junior forward redeemed himself in overtime as the Longhorns escaped with an 85-76 victory over Colorado in Boulder. "I was determined not to let my team lose," said James, who scored six of his 21 points in overtime. "If we would've lost, I wouldn't have been able to sleep." (AP photo) -
LOW: UT loses in College Station for fifth straight season
Texas fell behind by as many as 19 points in the second half en route to an 81-66 loss to Texas A&M. It marked the fifth straight season the Longhorns have lost to the Aggies in College Station. (AP photo) -
HIGH: Texas upsets second-ranked OU
In a game Texas desperately needed to win to get its NCAA Tournament hopes back on track, A.J. Abrams scored 18 of his 23 points in the final eight minutes to lead the Longhorns to a 73-68 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma. (AP photo) -
Texas holds off Knight-less Tech 87-81
Damion James had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the No. 25 Longhorns outlasted pesky Texas Tech 87-81 at the Erwin Center for their fourth win in the last five games. The Red Raiders were playing without coach Pat Knight, who was suspended for one game by the Big 12 for criticizing officials. The Longhorns retired Kevin Durant's No. 35 during a halftime ceremony. -
LOW: Rally falls short in loss to OSU
After trailing by 17 points in the second half, the No. 24 Longhorns' comeback fell short in a 68-59 loss to Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.
Damion James led the Longhorns with 18 points and 18 rebounds.
The Cowboys avenged a 99-74 loss to the Longhorns on Feb. 10 in Austin. (AP photo) -
HIGH: Horns improve NCAA Tournament hopes
Dexter Pittman had 16 points and seven rebounds as the Longhorns picked up a much-needed 73-57 victory over Baylor.
In beating the Bears for the 24th time in a row, the Longhorns (20-9 overall, 9-6 in the Big 12) clinched a winning conference record, notched a 10th consecutive 20-victory season and likely wrapped up an at-large spot in the NCAA Tournament. Justin Mason had one of his best games of the season with 14 points, four rebounds and four assists. (AP photo) -
LOW: Kansas wraps up Big 12 title
The Longhorns blew a 14-point lead late in the first half, allowing No. 9 Kansas to rally for 83-73 victory to clinch its fifth straight Biig 12 regular-season title.
At 9-7, the Longhorns matched their worst Big 12 record (2005) in 11 seasons under coach Rick Barnes.
The loss dropped the Longhorns to 0-9 all-time in Lawrence. (AP photo) -
HIGH: Pittman leads UT past Colorado
Dexter Pittman erupted for a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Longhorns to a 67-56 victory over No. 12 seed Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City.
UT (21-10) advanced to fourth-seeded Kansas State. (AP photo) -
HIGH: Pittman powers Texas past K-State
Dexter Pittman had another big game, leading the fifth-seeded Longhorns to a 61-58 victory over fourth-seeded Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 tournament.
Pittman had 19 points -- including the go-ahead basket on a power lay-up with 1:14 remaining %u2013 along with career-highs in rebounds (20) and blocked shots (four).
The Longhorns advanced to the Big 12 semifinals to face No. 9 seed Baylor, a surprise winner over top-seed Kansas. (AP photo) -
LOW: Baylor stuns Horns in Big 12 semifinals
LaceDarius Dunn hit a 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining and Baylor ended a 24-game losing streak against Texas with a 76-70 victory in the Big 12 tournament semifinals.
The Longhorns (22-11) had not lost to Baylor since 1998.
Dexter Pittman, who had been the most dominant player in the tournament during the first two days, finished with just seven points in 24 minutes due to foul trouble. (AP photo) -
Longhorns receive No. 7 seed in East Region
The Longhorns qualified for their 11th straight NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region.
Texas will play Minnesota (22-10) in the opening round Thursday in Greensboro, N.C. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune photo) -
HIGH: Abrams' 3-point barrage leads UT past Minnesota
A.J. Abrams scored 26 points -- including eight 3-pointers -- to help Texas beat Minnesota 76-62 in the first round of the East Regional.
Damion James added 18 points and nine rebounds, and Dexter Pittman had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Texas.
Abrams broke open a tight game midway through the second half when he hit four consecutive 3-pointers during a 90-second span to put the Longhorns ahead by 15.
Texas won its Tournament opener for the fifth time in six seasons. (Getty Images photo) -
Longhorns fall short in Sweet 16 quest
The seventh-seeded Longhorns rallied from a late 10-point deficit in the final two minutes but came up short in a 74-69 loss to No. 2 seed Duke in the second round of the East Regional.
Reserve guard Varez Ward had a career-high 16 points for the Longhorns, who finished the season 23-12. A.J. Abrams had 17 points.
"We told our guys we would stick around," UT coach Rick Barnes said. "At no point in time did our guys really flinch and think they couldn't get back in the game. (AP photo)
