Texas Basketball: 3 takeaways from disheartening upset loss to OK State

3) Takeaways from Texas basketball loss to OK State

Courtney Ramey and Matt Coleman go cold from the field

The backcourt and wing rotation need to be a steady and reliable hand for Smart and the Longhorns to reach their peak form. We saw that when Texas was hot out of the gates this season. Even though they’ve slowed down of late, the importance of the starting backcourt and the whole frontcourt rotation (starting five and the bench) working in unison has come to the forefront.

That’s a significant problem arising for Texas of late that their frontcourt and backcourt rotations aren’t playing well at the same time. They get one solid game from the backcourt at the same time that they get an off night from the frontcourt. That has to change if the Longhorns want to find more success in the win column anytime soon.

Moreover, it was the likes of senior standout guard Matt Coleman and junior scoring guard Courtney Ramey that struggled from the field for the Longhorns against the Pokes. Ramey went ice cold from the field, as he shot just 2-of-15 from the field and 1-of-8 from beyond the arc. At least Ramey did go a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe.

But that didn’t make up for the fact that both he and Coleman were shooting so inefficiently throughout the game. Coleman registered just five points for the Longhorns in this game, to go along with five rebounds, three assists, two steals, and two turnovers. He shot just 3-of-14 from the field, 2-of-13 from beyond the arc, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line.

As a team, Texas shot just over 25 percent from the field, which is never going to get it done against a team as talented as Oklahoma State. Texas was fortunate enough to push the game into double overtime thanks to their solid defensive and rebounding efforts. But it wasn’t enough in the end, as Coleman and Ramey really didn’t have their best outings this weekend.