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Texas Basketball vs. VCU: 5 takeaways from upset loss to Rams

By Andrew Miller

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Virginia Commonwealth Rams fans cheer against the Rhode Island Rams during the first half in the Quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Virginia Commonwealth Rams fans cheer against the Rhode Island Rams during the first half in the Quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 12: Matt Coleman III #2 of the Texas Longhorns moves with the ball against Travis Munnings #1 of the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at the Frank Erwin Center on November 12, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 12: Matt Coleman III #2 of the Texas Longhorns moves with the ball against Travis Munnings #1 of the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at the Frank Erwin Center on November 12, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /

3. Final minute was difficult to watch

Texas basketball missed its final three shots of the game, and all of those came in the final minute. VCU struggled to shoot in the final minute just as much as the Horns did. Texas and Radford both missed some key field-goal attempts to deliver a nerve-racking but boring end to a defensive struggle.

Not only was the shooting a mess in the final few minutes for each team. Turnovers started to ravage the hopes of each offense to gain an edge late.

Texas and VCU just got sloppy down the stretch with both turnovers and shooting. Missing the final five field-goal attempts of the game and turning the ball over more than six times in the final two minutes made for a hard second half to pay attention to without cringing. Texas couldn’t find any clutch shots, and the back court was particularly at fault.

Sophomore point guard Matt Coleman had a better outing on offense here. He didn’t facilitate much of the offense, though. Freshman point guard Courtney Ramey had a down game. He was 0-for-3 shooting from the field and turned the ball over five times. You don’t want to blame just one player in the loss, but Ramey’s efforts didn’t help the Horns here.

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