Texas Basketball: 2 studs, 1 dud, from grind-it-out win over Baylor

The losing streak finally came to an end for the Texas basketball program against head coach Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears on Jan. 30. Texas snapped a six-game losing streak that dates back to the 2018-19 season by topping the No. 11 ranked Bears at home at the Moody Center in Austin on the night of Jan. 30 by the final score of 76-71.

Acting head coach Rodney Terry and the No. 10 ranked Longhorns got their fourth win over a ranked team this season, which was a huge response following the double-digit loss to former head coach Rick Barnes and the No. 4 ranked Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville over the weekend. Texas looked much more in control of this game than it did against Tennessee too.

This was a very important result for the Longhorns to be able to stay within striking distance of the top teams in the race for the Big 12 regular season title. Texas now sits with a record of 18-4 (7-2 Big 12). For the time being, that actually puts the Longhorns in the lead in the Big 12 standings.

Timmy Allen and Sir’Jabari Rice spark a win for No. 10 Texas basketball over No. 11 Baylor

Here’s a look at two studs, and one dud, following Texas’ streak-ending five-point win over Baylor on Jan. 30.

Stud No. 1: Timmy Allen, F

This was a huge response from senior forward Timmy Allen after the Tennessee defense took him out of the game in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge last weekend. Allen had one of his best performances in Big 12 play so far this season on this night against Baylor.

Allen finished up with 18 points on an efficient 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line. He also registered six rebounds, a team-high four assists, just two turnovers, and one block.

This was a big night on both ends of the floor for Allen. Throughout much of the game, Allen had the difficult assignment of having to guard the former elite five-star recruit and standout freshman scoring guard/wing Keyonte George.

And while George did manage 17 points in this game, he did it while shooting just 5-of-18 from the field and 2-of-8 from beyond the arc.

If you told me before this game that George was going to average less than one point per field goal attempt, I would take it.

For Allen, though, this was a big performance that showed just how important he is to this team. He did it all for this offense, including staying hot from the mid-range and continuing to be a high-level secondary facilitator.

Allen was money from the mid-range in the last half-dozen games or so. In the last six games, Allen is hitting his mid-range two-point field goal attempts at a clip of 58 percent, which ranks among the top five major conference forwards.