TULSA, Okla. – The Arizona Wildcats lead the Texas Longhorns 36-25 at the halftime break. Solomon Hill led Arizona, dropping 12 points and six rebounds.
The Longhorns scored on its first four possessions, jumping out to a 8-3 lead, but a Kyle Fogg 3-pointer and Hill’s second basket of the game tied it at eight points more than three minutes into the game.
The score 12-8 in the Longhorns’ favor, Arizona went on a 11-0 run over a timespan of 7:35, giving them a 19-12 lead before a dunk by UT’s Jordan Hamilton stopped the run with 8:33 before half.
Two consecutive 3-pointers by UA guard Brendon Lavender gave Arizona 28-18 lead with five minutes before halftime. In the first half, Texas’ defense, so focused on UA’s Derrick Williams, allowed the Wildcats to shoot 6-for-11 from deep.
Jordin Mayes hit his first three 3-pointers of the game, scoring 11 by halftime.
Williams only had three first-half points and sat on the bench for the last minutes of the half after picking up his second foul.