Texas @ #24 Iowa St - 1/23/21

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Ames, IA - 6:00 PM ET
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Texas was leading 29-17, but now it's 32-29 after four straight THREEs by Iowa State, despite Ashley Joens being on the bench with three fouls.

 

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34-29 at the half.

 

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10-0 run for Texas. 48-37 now.

 

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Texas run is now 14-0...timeout Iowa State. 52-37. 2:42 left, Q3.

 

[eebmg]

Texas run is now 14-0...timeout Iowa State. 52-37. 2:42 left, Q3.

All this with Joens sitting with 3. Only now are they putting her in. TX weave offense really freeing up a slew of mid range jumpers.

 

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Texas is back!

 

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55-43, going to Q4.

 

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Collier with a third quarter buzzer beater.

55-43 TEX end of third

Collier 18 pts, 15 reb, 2 blk
Another 20 reb game in the works?

 

[DaBball]

Allen Taylor has been phenomenal.

 

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Collier up to 18 reb now

65-51 TEX with 3:45 left

 

[Plebe]

Make no doubt, this is a huge win by Texas. Bounces back from a bad patch and now completes the sweep over Iowa State, a team undefeated against the rest of the Big 12.

Collier brought the fire today, with 22 points and 19 boards.

Foul trouble for Joens was certainly a major factor.

As with so many other teams, both the Longhorns and the Cyclones have had very up-and-down seasons.

 

[southie]

Allen Taylor has been phenomenal.

In the second half (after zero points in first half due to foul trouble) . . .

 

[southie]

Texas has not swept both regular season games from ISU very often; Vic did it in his first season. I like beating Bill Fennelly !

 

[visitingcock]

If Vic establishes the Horns as the Big 12 number two in his first season, it must be considered a success. Now, if they could pull off an upset of Baylor and finish at least second, it would be a great success.

 

[southie]

If Vic establishes the Horns as the Big 12 number two in his first season, it must be considered a success. Now, if they could pull off an upset of Baylor and finish at least second, it would be a great success.

It's a challenging season for first-year head coaches at new schools. Didn't get the same type of offseason work with student-athletes due to COVID; that's gotta be extra difficult for a new coaching staff trying to implement a new system and culture.

In addition to that, Texas was very thin at the post due to freshman, Elyssa Coleman having surgery which will require her to miss the entire season. Then, you add in transfer Lauren Ebo's waiver and appeal for immediate eligibility being denied; so, until the blanket waiver, she was not available. After Christmas break, Lauren ran into some health issues; so, she's barely played at all this season (3-4 games). Then, it was confirmed last week that DeYona Gaston is done for the season due to injury which will require surgery.

And, Audrey Warren (double-figure scorer this season), has missed several games due to concussion protocol.

So, yes, finishing in second place would be phenomenal for Vic's first season; finishing Top 4 and securing a bye for the Big 12 tournament is crucial due to short bench. And, yes, every team is facing injury/health issues, it seems.