Longhorn ThoughtZ™

[RichZ]

1. For some reason, every time I hear a play by play guy say Riebe, I hear it as Brimah.
2. We get our first fleeting lead (6-5) at 17:26 and lose it at 17:20. We go up three at 16:50, and unless I missed something, we never trailed again.
3. The Mullin show is on!
4. 1st double digit lead 7 and a half minutes left in half.
5. I thought that Alex's layup with 3 seconds left in the half to make the lead 9 was a key moment in the game, and that was the point that I knew in my heart that the Huskies would secure the victory.
6. Half time stats of note... 25% better FG shooting for the good guys (68/43) and 23 dimes to 5.
7. One of the prettiest dimes I've ever seen came at 16:55 of the 2nd half. Mullins tap of the loose ball to Alex for the open layup to push the lead back to double digits. That's highlight reel gold right there.
8. Jaylin's free throws made the score 53-44 @ 14:13. It remained unchanged until a Texas FT @ 11:53. That stretch included our ugliest possession so far this season (13:56 to the 13:26 mark.) I tried rewatching that possession, but couldn't take it. Made me start to suspect that my end of the first half confidence boost might've been misguided.
9. With 4 and a half minutes left in the game, it felt like our entire team was in foul trouble.
10. But despite the foul disparity, a 4 point lead became 11 in what felt like no time at all.
11. MALACHI misses at the line with 45 seconds to go and an 8 point lead. TX scores with 34 sec left. But then we get Jaylin's breakaway dunk, and we're breathing easier.
12. After TX misses a layup and a 3, we get the rebound and the refs, apparently programmed to not call anything on TX in the second half, end up doing us a favor by not calling either of attempted intentional fouls by Tx as we bring the ball down court. Game over.