Texas basketball is getting pretty redundant these days, continuing their "dominant at home, pull 'em out on the road" style Monday against Kansas St, beating the typically pain in the butt Wildcats 74-65. Kansas St had beaten the Horns in pretty much every other sport possible this past year or so, just ask football, or Kevin Durant, or even women's basketball and Sunday baseball.

The Horns had to deal with Kevin Durant 2.0, Michael Beasley, and he overall did what he does best, score a lot and use his reach and athleticism that seems to be about two inches higher than everyone else, scored 30 and picked up 15 rebounds. Same old dominance. However, Texas shut down the other of the big-time freshman duo, Bill Walker. Walker went 0-14 from the field, only collecting 1 point, 30 below his total against Baylor last Saturday.

DJ was his typical self (for the 3rd straight game), with 24 points and 5 assists. Connor Atchley received great praise from the announcers throughout the game, and had another perfect 6-6 game with 14 points... in 14 minutes. AJ Abrams also turned out huge in the second half, knocking down several key 3-pointers to stay close in the 2nd half and pull away the last 8 minutes.

Texas recovered from their ugly shooting day against OU (in a dominant victory, still) by hitting 10 of 22 threes, and shooting 47% from the field, 56% in the 2nd half. They held their opponents under 35% again, at 32.8% for the Wildcats, but couldn't pull away, mostly due to the great rebounding of Beasley and co. That seems to still be a point of importance for Texas moving ahead is being a better rebounding team. They've improved into a good rebounding team, but they could be better, with their five bigs they use.

Texas gets another 5-day prep for the 3rd straight week before the face the now 6-6 in conference play Red Raiders in Lubbock, before finishing the regular season with two home games against Nebraska and Okla. State. Texas also has the fun distinction of the claim of absolutely destroying the #1 team in America, Tennessee (Texas won 97-78 in New Jersey in November), although that will last all of 7 days after the Vols were knocked off by the Commodores of Vanderiblt tonight. Texas looks primed for a 1-seed if they continue their success.

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