Longhorns Hold Off Kansas State in Crucial Big 12 Win

K-State started the game 3 of 14 from the field and found little room to operate against Texas' defense. There was a clear difference on the glass and from a physicality standpoint for the Longhorns compared to Saturday's loss to Houston.

Texas built an 18-11 lead at the 8:30 mark and eventually back up to a seven-point margin again at 25-18 after the under-4 timeout despite some pushes from the Wildcats. 

Free throws helped keep K-State at bay, but the Longhorns went 4:08 without a field goal to end the half and took a 27-22 lead to the locker room. Disu led all scorers with eight while Mitchell had six points of his own.

Both teams came out in the second half without much offensive improvement, as Texas maintained its lead but couldn't quite pull away while the game remained within single digits.

The Longhorns were letting K-State hang around for far too long and it looked like it was coming back to bite them. Still looking for their first lead of the game, the Wildcats cut the lead to two at 33-31.

A eventual 7-0 run by the Horns woke the crowd up as Texas built its biggest lead of nine at 40-31. Abmas sparked the run with a jumper at the 14:04 mark that put him at the 3,000-point milestone.

A vicious dunk from Mitchell before the under-8 timeout finally gave Texas its first double-digit lead at 46-35.

After a 6-0 run from Texas to make it a 54-42 game, Kaluma converted a four-point play that sparked a 6-0 run for the Wildcats, who now trailed by just six with 2:12 to play.

The Longhorns missed some free throws down the stretch but did just enough to hold off Kansas State.