The No. 12 Texas Longhorns will travel to play Iowa State in Ames, Iowa Saturday in a regionally televised game on ABC with a 3:30 p.m. ET start. Iowa State (13-10, 3-5 Big 12) has lost its last eight games to ranked opponents. Sportsbetting.com has installed the visiting Longhorns as 6 ½ -point favorites with a posted total of 133.
Last time No. 18 Texas A&M made nine of its first 11 shots in the second half to break open a close game and defeat Iowa State, 69-51 Tuesday. The loss ended ISU’s nine-game home winning streak and it was the first home loss of the season for ISU to. a league opponent. The Cyclones shot just 35.6 percent from the floor and failed to reach 60 points for the fifth consecutive game. ISU had scored 67 points or more in its 10 games prior.
Texas (18-4, 5-2) arrives in Ames as one of the best teams in the nation…the Longhorns won their last game, a 64-54 victory over Oklahoma in Norman. The Longhorns were led by A.J. Abrams, who had 22 points.Texas has marquee wins over Tennessee (97-78) and at UCLA (63-61). Texas has a solid backcourt with D.J. Augustin and A.J. Abrams, and an imposing force in the middle in Damion James. Augustin, a sophomore from New Orleans, La., is one of the best guards in the country, averaging 19.8 points to rank second in the Big 12 Conference. Augustin, who has hit 42 treys this year, leads the Big 12 and ranks 26th nationally in assists at 5.9 apg.
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