Texas Basketball: 2 studs, 1 dud from stomping of Iowa State

Stud No. 1: Marcus Carr, G

Senior guard Marcus Carr did exactly what was needed out of him in this game. He was a steady presence on both end of the floor that was able to effectively facilitate the offense and knock down shots when he had the space to get off some high-percentage looks.

On the defensive end of the floor, Carr was active off-ball and made life tough for Iowa State on the perimeter.

Carr continued to be disruptive on the perimeter in this game too, as he moved his steal streak to five.

There isn’t much that I have to complain about from this all-around performance that Carr left out on the court on this night. He tied a team-high with 15 points on an efficient 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

Carr got a good mix of catch-and-shoot and pull-up looks in this game.

Best of all, though, he facilitated this offense at a very high level with maybe just one or two mistakes. He picked up five dimes while turning the ball over just once, which is insane given his frequent involvement on just about every offensive possession when he was on the floor.

Carr has started to heat up again after he hit a bit of a cold stretch earlier this month. He’s posted at least 15 points, two assists, and one steal in each of the last five games.

The recent string of solid performances from Carr has definitely put him back in the conversation for the Big 12 Player of the Year. In fact, he is now the only Big 12 player this season to be averaging at least 17 points per game in conference play, four assists, and fewer than two turnovers in conference play (per Sports Reference).

If Carr continues to play at this level, and with this much efficiency on both ends of the floor, Texas is almost always going to be in a good spot to beat ranked opponents down the stretch and in the postseason.