Texas Basketball: 3 reasons the Longhorns could dominate OK State

3. Guard scoring

What really propelled the Texas basketball program to the next level down the stretch this season was the electric play of their top three guards in the rotation. And Oklahoma State got up and down guard play for much of the season so far, to say the least. Lindy Waters III and Isaac Likekele are talented, but can be stopped by Texas.

After the season-ending knee injury for shooting guard/small forward Jase Febres came down, the Longhorns were left with finding other answers in their starting five. Febres was usually the starting wing for the Longhorns, but that gave one or two others the opportunity to step up and make an impact.

Texas turned to junior shooting guard Andrew Jones to find their solution as the starting three. He’s getting more minutes alongside Coleman and sophomore guard Courtney Ramey. He’s averaging 11.5 points per game, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists, while shooting 41.5 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from beyond the arc.

The recent hot stretch for the Longhorns shooting from the outside is pretty much solely thanks to the efforts of Jones and Coleman. Jones is shooting just shy of 40 percent from three-point land, and Coleman is shooting 40.7 percent from beyond the arc. They’re replacing the production that dropped off once Febres went down.