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Texas Basketball: 5 reasons Longhorns win Big 12 Tournament

By Andrew Miller

LUBBOCK, TX - MARCH 04: Jericho Sims #20 of the Texas Longhorns dunks the basketball during the second half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on March 4, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Texas 70-51. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - MARCH 04: Jericho Sims #20 of the Texas Longhorns dunks the basketball during the second half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on March 4, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Texas 70-51. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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AMES, IA – MARCH 9: Texas Tech Red Raiders Tariq Owens #11, Davide Moretti #25, Deshawn Corprew #3, Kyler Edwards #0 run off the court after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones 80-73 in the second half of play at Hilton Coliseum on March 9, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Texas Tech Red Raiders won 80-73 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA – MARCH 9: Texas Tech Red Raiders Tariq Owens #11, Davide Moretti #25, Deshawn Corprew #3, Kyler Edwards #0 run off the court after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones 80-73 in the second half of play at Hilton Coliseum on March 9, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Texas Tech Red Raiders won 80-73 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

4. Road gets easier after Kansas

The amount that this Texas basketball team has to be chomping at the bit to get some revenge on the likes of the Texas Tech Red Raiders has to be insane. There really wasn’t another Big 12 opponent, outside of the Baylor Bears, that gave the Horns as many fits as Texas Tech during the two regular season meetings.

Big 12 play saw mixed results for the Horns, but there were two winnable games against the Red Raiders. What could happen if Texas manages to get through Kansas in its first meeting in the Big 12 Tournament, Texas Tech would likely be the opponent in waiting.

However, it is possible that Texas would draw either Oklahoma State or TCU. Texas also has just one combined win in four tries over Oklahoma State and TCU so there would be a ton of motivation there to nab a victory over either opponent. Texas clearly has the talent to compete with Texas Tech, TCU, or Oklahoma State, it just has to convert on the hardwood.

Between the likely last showings in Big 12 play for the trio of freshman forward Jaxson Hayes, senior center Dylan Osetkowski, and senior shooting guard Kerwin Roach Jr., there is plenty on the line against the Jayhawks. If the Horns can make a solid run through its first set of meetings in the Big 12 Tournament, we could witness something special in Kansas City this year.

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