3 takeaways from Texas's loss to No. 25 UConn

Arthur Kaluma stout on both ends of the floor

There's an argument to be made that Kaluma, not Johnson, was the MVP of this game for the Longhorns. Kaluma remains on a rebounding tear, and he really picked up the pace when Texas needed someone to step up scoring the basketball against a good UConn defensive team.

Kaluma played his best game of the season so far offensively for the Longhorns, scoring a season-high 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field, 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line.

Defensively, Kaluma came up huge with a key first-half block. He ranked second on the team in points allowed (16.6) and net points (3.4) among the starting five for Texas.

Kaluma could've had more points too had Texas not put him in some tough spots, setting him up with iso-ball half-court offensive possessions late in the shot clock and cornering him into double-teams inside the arc a few times.

Had Texas gotten any other scoring support from senior guards/wings like Jordan Pope (three points), Tramon Mark (five points), Shedrick (six points), and/or Julian Larry (two points), the Longhorns probably could've won this game at home.

Kaluma said in the postgame interview that this is a "tough loss but we are going to learn from it".

Texas needs to figure out its identity on both ends of the floor before it's too late and too many opportunities have passed them by to get those ultra-important resume-builder wins for the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday.

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