Texas Basketball: 3 takeaways from sloppy loss to TCU
Tyrese Hunter the lone bright spot
Considering how close the final score of this game was, there really aren’t many positives to take away from it on the Longhorns’ side of the equation.
Yet, one of the few bright spots coming out of the second half was definitely the spark that Hunter provided down the stretch on the offensive end of the floor. Hunter had one of his best performances of the Big 12 slate thus far, as he registered 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc. Of those 15 points, 10 came in the second half.
It’s also worth noting that Hunter was a perfect 3-of-3 from the free-throw line.
Hunter’s second-half scoring output was key to the Longhorns at least being able to close the gap down the stretch. He was able to drive the rim, draw contact, and hit some open looks from deep.
And on the defensive end of the floor, Hunter was making some plays too. Hunter finished up the game with two steals and one block. He was disruptive on the perimeter and played an integral role in slowing down TCU’s offense in the second half.
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If this is the version of Hunter that we’re going to get down the stretch, this is definitely something we can get used to. We now just need Hunter to be able to click at the same time as the likes of senior guard Marcus Carr and senior shooting guard/wing Sir’Jabari Rice.