Marcus Carr hit the go-ahead basket in the final minute as No. 6 Texas escaped Oklahoma with a 70-69 victory in the Big 12 opener for both teams on Saturday.
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma led for most of the second half behind 22 points from Grant Sherfield, and had a chance regain the lead in the final 30 seconds. But freshman Milos Uzan’s 3-point attempt bounced off the back of the rim and the Longhorns hit six straight free throws down the stretch to seal the victory — withstanding a half-court shot at the buzzer from Oklahoma's Jacob Groves.
“We knew we were going to have to come in here and work the game for 40 minutes and outcompete a team that is playing well on their home court,” Terry said. “We did a great job down the stretch closing the game out and making our free throws down the stretch.” “Kudos to our guys for locking in on that game plan and making that adjustment at the half and saying we weren’t going to let the best player beat us today," Terry said.“I thought we really guarded them at a high level until the second half with those rebounds,” Moser said. “You can’t give a team that many second-chance points in the second half.”
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