Longhorns advance to NIT Championship. Defeat TCU 58-44
PHOTO CREDIT: Texas guard Kerwin Roach II (12) goes to the basket past TCU forward Kouat Noi (12) and forward JD Miller (15) during the second half of a semifinal college basketball game in the National Invitational Tournament, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Texas won 58-44. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Shaka Smart’s team got their HOOP ON Tuesday night from the MSG and played a great defensive game against the Horned Frogs who won the 2 previous meetings this season over the Horns. But winning three in one season is a tall order for any team and the Longhorns used the previous losses as motivation and would not be denied a trip to the NIT Championship game this Thursday Night.
Texas (20-16) had help from Sr. Dylan Osetkowski as he put up 13 points while Kerwin Roach dominated throughout the semifinal game against the Horned Frogs and tallied a team-high 22 points for Texas in the low scoring night.
In just the second time in the Longhorns history , Texas will advance to the NIT Championship game to face off against Lipscomb. Horns were crowned NIT Champions during the 1978 season.
Road to the NIT Championship
- 79-73 vs. South Dakota State
- 78-76 (OT) vs. Xavier
- 68-55 vs. Colorado
- 58-44 vs. TCU
- Photo: UT Athletics
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