Texas Basketball Live Updates: Longhorns vs. Oklahoma State

The Texas Longhorns take on Big 12 basketball rival Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Saturday

The Texas Longhorns are set to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, as they look to move to 3-0 in Big 12 play. 

Texas (12-2) is coming off of a 70-57 win on the road Tuesday against a short-handed Kansas State team. The Longhorns were led by Marcus Carr (19 points) and Timmy Allen (17 points) in the victory.

Oklahoma State (7-5) suffered its fourth home loss of the season on Tuesday, falling 74-63 to the high-powered No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks.

Unfortunately for the Horns, they will be without one of their top difference makers, with big man Tre Mitchell set to miss the game due to health and safety protocols, per an announcement from the team. 

Mitchell did not travel with the team to Stillwater.

Without Mitchell in the game, the Longhorns will lean heavily on Dylan Disu, Christian Bishop, and Timmy Allen to occupy the frontcourt, and replace the former UMass products production.

Texas will also hope that transfer point guard Marcus Carr continues his hot streak on the offensive end, where he has averaged 19.5 points per game over his first two Big 12 outings.

Stick with LonghornsCountry.com as we bring you live updates throughout Saturday's matchup between the Longhorns and Cowboys.

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Starters for Texas and Chris Beard

-Marcus Carr

-Courtney Ramey

-Jase Febres

-Timmy Allen 

-Christian Bishop

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Oklahoma State got out to a quick 6-0 start, along with two early trips to the free throw line. Dylan Disu and Andrew Jones came off the bench in the first two minutes to replace Febres and Bishop. Jones hit a three with 16:40 to play to give the Horns their first points. 6-3 Cowboys. 

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Texas had already committed five turnovers by the 14:50 mark and continued to try to find production on the offensive end. Bishop was called for a traveling violation in the paint, putting Texas' turnover count at seven with 12 minutes to play. A near five-minute scoring drought put the Horns in a 11-5 hole. 

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Despite the lack of scoring production, Beard's guys continued to play aggressively on defense, helping end a near six-minute scoring drought. Disu blocked a shot and followed it up with a steal on the next possession that led to a breakaway dunk for Bishop. 

A few plays later, Ramey curled around the top of the key as Carr found him for a catch-and-shoot three. But the Cowboys responded with a three of their own and another bucket on the next possession to push the lead to six. 18-12 Oklahoma State.

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Out of the timeout, Allen found Ramey for another three as he waited patiently for an open man out of the post. But Oklahoma State responded with help from Keylan Boone, who hit back-to-back threes to push the lead to 26-17. 

With 4:30 to play, Texas had totaled 10 turnovers, the most in a half for the team all season. 28-21 Oklahoma State. 

Carr finally got things going with a nifty lay-up in traffic for his first points of the day. 

A fastbreak dunk from Allen and a three from Devin Askew helped swing momentum Texas' way headed into the locker room. The Horns got the last possession of the half, but failed to tie things up. 

At the half: Oklahoma State - 30, Texas - 28. 

Halftime

Despite committing 10 turnovers, the Longhorns found themselves down just two. 

The difference maker for Texas through the first 20? Disu, who was everywhere on the defensive end as a rebounder and disruptor. He had four points, seven rebounds, two blocks, and two steals at the half. 

Ramey was the Horns' leading scorer with six points off of two makes from deep. 

Oklahoma State's leading scorers were Boone, who had 11 off the bench, and Avery Anderson III, who chipped in five points. 

SECOND HALF

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Disu continued his impressive play with a soft floater in the paint to get the second-half scoring started for Texas. 

Unfortunately, he was injured a minute later and went back to the locker room. The Longhorns were now down Disu and Mitchell. The Vanderbilt transfer eventually made his way back to the bench right before the 16-minute mark, as the Horns failed to score aside from his first two points to begin the half. 35-30 Oklahoma State.

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Askew ended the drought with an impressive turnaround jumper from the baseline, leading to a timeout from Cowboys' head coach Mike Boynton.

Oklahoma State had a near three-minutes scoring drought of its own, but Bryce Thompson ended it with a three from the corner. Texas' Brock Cunningham responded with a three on the next possession down to make it a three-point game. 

Luckily for Texas, Disu made his way back into the game despite leaving in significant visible pain a few minutes prior. He immediately came in to make a defensive impact, as he pinned a layup attempt against the glass for his fourth block of the game. 

Ramey drew a foul behind the arc and used the three free throws to bring the Horns closer. With 12:31 to play, the foul shots were Texas' first attempts from the line on the afternoon. Oklahoma State 42-38. 

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Disu made another important play, finding Allen down low for two points to bring Texas within four. Momentum began to swing Oklahoma State's way though, as Disu had a layup blocked followed up by a travel from Carr. 

Jones found his way into the paint for a much-needed two points as the Longhorns continued to battle through. He followed it up with a huge pull-up three that ripped the net and brought Texas within two. 47-45 Oklahoma State. 

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Out of the timeout, Bryce Williams responded with a three for the Cowboys to push the lead back to five. On the following possession, Allen hit a wild turnaround jumper as the shot clock expired to bring Texas back within a score. The officials reviewed the play and confirmed the shot was good. 

Two minutes later, Allen found his spot in the post and calmly hit another turnaround jumper over his left shoulder. 

The Longhorns had no answer for the Cowboys' defensive intensity and patient ball movement in the final minutes though. Disu had another shot swatted off the glass, as Boone followed it up with his third three of the day down at the other end. 

Texas was never able to recover. Boone hit another three a few plays later, all but sealing the Longhorns' fate.

FINAL: Oklahoma State - 64, Texas - 51

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