Late 3-Pointers Help Texas Beat Texas-Arlington 80-73 In OT
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Connor Lammert and Eric Davis made 3-point shots late in overtime, enabling Texas to defeat Texas-Arlington 80-73 Tuesday night.
Lammert made his trey, assisted by Isaiah Taylor, with 1:12 remaining. Lammert then provided the assist for Davis' 3-pointer with 31 seconds left.
Taylor led Texas with 21 points, including five free throws in overtime. Javan Felix scored 18 for Texas.
Kevin Hervey led Texas-Arlington with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Drew Charles added 12 points.
Texas (3-3) missed two shots in the final 46 seconds of regulation, an open 3-pointer by Lammert and a driving attempt by Taylor.
In between those two efforts, Texas-Arlington (5-2) missed one, a layup by Erick Neal.
Texas-Arlington put together two long runs in the first half, 9-0 and 11-0, to take a 31-27 lead at the break. The Mavericks led by 10 after their second scoring streak.
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