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First Half.
The first half between the Longhorns and the Nittany Lions was brutal. There had been 20 whole factors scored within the first 10 minutes of the sport, the place Texas had an 11-9 lead. It continued to be a fully brutal sport to observe actually for your entire first half, as Texas took a 31-23 lead into the locker room.
The star of the primary half, and of the second half, was Dylan Disu, who put up 12 within the first on 6/10 from the sector. I wrote in my pregame piece that I figured Rodney Terry would go to Disu early and infrequently, as Penn State did not play their bigs in any respect actually, and ran a number of multiple-guard lineups to attempt to open issues up on the offensive finish, which did not occur within the first half.
The main scorer for the Nittany Lions on this one was Camren Wynter, who went for 10 himself; sadly, he did not get quite a lot of assist from his teammates, as they barely managed over 20 factors in 20 minutes. Texas completely had them in hell on the perimeter within the first half, the place they shot an abysmal 2/13.
Not to be outdone, Texas laid a goose egg from deep within the first, going 0/8 and managing to get their factors scored all contained in the arc and from the road. Their publish play was the distinction, since an out of doors shot did not fall for the primary…32 minutes of sport time.
Still, their horrendous outdoors taking pictures did not stop them from defending as onerous as attainable, they usually actually shook the Nittany Lions within the first half.
The ‘Horns led by eight on the break.
Second Half.
The second half of this sport most likely took years off of your life for those who’re a Texas fan – after main mainly your entire first 35 minutes, Penn State went on a tear – a 10-0 run obtained them their first lead since 4-3 within the first half, as they led 58-55 earlier than the four-minute media timeout.
This is the place typical groups would buckle and crumble, however this group is constructed completely different. The purpose you deliver on a bunch of veteran guys is for conditions like this. SirJabari Rice, Timmy Allen, and Marcus Carr had been constructed for video games like this, and despite the fact that their scoring wasn’t tremendous excessive right this moment, they had been vocal leaders that helped hold everybody calm.
This sport required some actual teaching chops, chops that Rodney Terry confirmed the world he had on this sport by rallying them again after blowing a giant lead within the second.
After the 58-55 lead that Penn State had, Texas went on a 10-0 run to make it 65-58, and from there, Texas by no means let Penn State rip the lead again. Dylan Disu was sensational, scoring 16 within the second half and ending one level shy of his private report of 29 factors, which he scored in opposition to Kentucky again when he performed for Vanderbilt.
Overall, it was an extremely gutsy win that confirmed off the group’s brass balls. Having a group steal the lead you’d had for almost 35 minutes would usually induce panic mode and be past discouraging, however this group held it collectively underneath their chief Rodney Terry.
They pulled off the win: Texas 71, Penn State 66.
On to the Sweet 16, for the primary time since 2008.
Highlight of the Game.
Dylan Disu was so nasty right this moment on offense that the spotlight of the sport must be one in every of his 14 made area targets on the 20 he tried. The clip under was one of the crucial vital baskets in Texas basketball historical past.
And no, I’m not being hyperbolic. This group hasn’t made the Sweet 16 in 15 seasons, and taking that step is a huge transfer in the fitting course for a program that has had nothing to talk about moreover a couple of NBA Draft picks during the last decade and a half.
Regular season be damned. Watch the clip under.
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Player of the Game.
Dylan Disu wins this award in a landslide after a totally bodily dominant efficiency the place he went out and simply put the Penn State protection within the torture chamber. As I mentioned already, Disu had 28 factors on 14/20 from the sector.
For these of you who aren’t math guys, that is 60%, in line with my deep calculations. 60% is fairly good I’d say for a dude that took 20 pictures. Pretty unimaginable effectivity for a participant that’s simply now seeming to seek out his kind.
Not solely did he rating 28 factors to steer all gamers, he additionally completed with 10 boards. He was an absolute drive to be reckoned with, and is a significant purpose why I feel this group is nationwide title materials.
The incontrovertible fact that Disu has come on so sturdy within the final two weeks is kind of just like when an NBA group makes a transfer on the commerce deadline and brings in a stud that utterly modifications the trajectory of the season, as a result of if he hadn’t performed tonight, Texas most likely would have gotten labored with the way in which they had been taking pictures outdoors of 15 toes.
The Nittany Lions weren’t prepared for the Disu-nami, and the subsequent group Texas faces higher deliver a rattling rain jacket.
Winning in Different Ways.
This group has an unimaginable capability to adapt in-game to opponents’ kinds, as a result of truth they’ve so many sturdy rotation gamers who all serve completely different roles. There’s no ego; nobody cares about scoring factors for themselves. It’s genuinely superior to observe a bunch of men led by an interim (for now) head coach who simply cares a lot about his gamers. It’s actually an attractive factor to observe a group stuffed with selfless guys simply play nice basketball.
This group hit one three pointer your entire evening and received. That’s not a typo – they had been 1/13 from deep, but it surely did not matter as a result of Dylan Disu determined to take over the sport. Rodney Terry noticed that Penn State was operating largely guard lineups and adjusted accordingly.
The small ball stuff can work on offense, however until you might have a defensively expert large, quite a lot of mismatches may be created inside when making an attempt to play protection, which is strictly what Coach Terry exploited by feeding Disu.
This group can play uptempo, they’ll play a grind-it-out rock struggle, and sometimes, they’ll win a shootout. This group has a lot potential and are on the precise proper trajectory on the proper second.
The Elephant within the Room.
This has been a debate for me for some time, however I began to heat as much as the thought of Rodney Terry being the everlasting head coach after the Big XII Tournament began and the group got here out so centered. They had misplaced to TCU the week prior, but received a very shut sport with the Horned Frogs thanks in main half to RT’s in-game changes.
Texas blasted 1-seed KU twice in the identical week, whooped a reasonably strong Oklahoma State group, beat a very robust TCU group that can be within the Sweet 16, after which received their first two NCAA Tournament video games.
In the postseason this yr, Rodney Terry is 5-0: 3-0 within the Big XII Tournament and 2-0 within the NCAAs. His observe report during the last couple of months has been extraordinarily spectacular, and even when he did not construct the group himself, he is carried out a rattling good job of steering it in the fitting course by means of every kind of controversy and detrimental media consideration.
While I feel they need to wait till after the match to make it official, I’ve been offered.
Rodney Terry needs to be the subsequent head basketball coach on the University of Texas.
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Overall.
For a program that has struggled for therefore lengthy and but utterly lacked any type of postseason success, that is like profitable the rattling lottery.
But this journey is not over but.
This group is not glad with a Sweet 16. They’re not a mid-major simply blissful to be there. This group has official, attainable targets of hoisting a nationwide championship trophy on that stunning Monday evening. Texas’ former coach all the time mentioned he wished Texas to be a Monday Night program, and the person who took over has ready this group to fulfill some lofty expectations.
Texas awaits the winner of Pitt and Xavier, who play tomorrow on CBS at 11:40 a.m.
Enjoy this one, fellas. But there’s extra work to be carried out.
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