Texas Loses Another Close One

Kansas State 84, Texas 80It's a frustrating season for Texas so far, as they keep coming up just short against quality teams. They are 0-3 in games decided by five points or less, and have two losses this season that wouldn't have happened if J'Covan Brown hadn't missed much of the second half (once after being ejected, and once after getting hurt). This game was between two teams that are excellent offensive rebounding teams and horrid defensive rebounding teams, and so naturally there were as many offensive rebound (28) as defensive rebounds. Rodney McGruder had another huge game for Kansas State (33 points on 11-for-17 shooting, the second time in the last three games he's gone for 30+). He outplayed J'Covan Brown, who had a rare off-night (4-for-14 behind the arc and a 35.7 eFG% overall).A road loss at Kansas State is nothing to be ashamed of, of course. Neither is a road loss at Missouri or North Carolina. This Texas team has a ton of talent, and it'...