SMU was outmatched against Texas losing 90-51 in Austin on Wednesday in Longhorn head coach Vic Schaeffer’s debut.
Texas led by as many as 49 points, handing the Mustangs their largest defeat since losing to Connecticut on Jan. 24, 2019.
SMU got off to a rough start, making just four of its first 15 shots in the first quarter while turning the ball over eight times. Nine more turnovers in the second quarter gave Texas a 20-point lead heading into halftime.
The second half featured more of the same with Texas going on a 17-3 run to start the third quarter and never looking back.