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Keyshaun Langley
Brandon McKinney
37
UNC Greensboro UNCG 9-4,0-0 SoCon
72
Winner Texas UT 10-2,0-0 Big 12
UNC Greensboro UNCG
9-4,0-0 SoCon
37
Final
72
Texas UT
10-2,0-0 Big 12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Greensboro UNCG 22 15 37
Texas UT 36 36 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Denise Archetto, Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communications

Men’s Basketball Tripped Up by No. 21 Texas’ Offense

AUSTIN, TEXAS – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team fell to No. 21 Texas on Friday night, 72-37, at the Moody Center in the Spartans final non-conference matchup of the 2023 calendar year.
 
This was just the second time that the Spartans have played in the state of Texas.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Texas scored seven straight points to start the game, and Jalen Breath interrupted the Longhorn's run with a basket at 18:13, 7-2. Texas extended its lead to double figures behind an 14-3 run for a 21-5 advantage. The Spartans cut the deficit to nine behind seven straight points, 21-12. UNCG came within five following a three-pointer from Keyshaun Langley with 4:17 left in the half, 27-22. However, the Longhorns scored nine straight points to close the first half with a 14-point lead, 36-22.
 
The Longhorns capitalized on their 46.15-percent in field goals in the second half and held the Spartans to 23.81-percent. Texas climbed to its largest lead of 38, 72-34, following a three pointer by Devon Pryor with 1:19 left on the clock. Keyshaun Langley drained his second three of the game with 54-seconds left to cut the deficit to 35, 72-37.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Keyshaun Langley paced the Spartans with 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
  • Akrum Ahemed was second on the team with six points and three rebounds.
  • Jalen Breath led the game with eight rebounds while chipping in four points.
  • The Longhorns outmatched the Spartans in the paint, 24-14, and in points off of turnovers 20-6.
RECORDS
UNCG: 9-4
Texas: 10-2
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will begin SoCon play at the start of the 2024 calendar year. They will host defending SoCon Tournament Champions Furman on Wednesday, January 3 at the Greensboro Coliseum with a start time of 7:00 p.m.
 
They will follow that game with hosting ETSU on Saturday, January 6 at the Greensboro Coliseum at 4:00 p.m.
 
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TICKETS
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