Under interim head coach Rodney Terry, the No. 10 Texas Longhorns are quickly becoming comeback specialists, overcoming another slow start and significant halftime deficit in a 72-70 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday at the Moody Center, the second straight big comeback from the Longhorns.
Guards Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice were the second-half stars for Texas after going into halftime down 34-25. After forward Timmy Allen scored the first five points for the Horns in the second half, Carr hit two threes in a stretch that included nine of 11 points notched by the fifth-year senior before settling into a playmaking role late, finding guard Brock Cunningham for a big three to go up five points with 1:07 remaining and then dishing to Allen in transition for a layup that turned into three-point play.