In head coach Shaka Smart’s sixth season with the Texas Longhorns, his No. 19-ranked team finally looked like the version of Texas basketball promised by Smart’s Havoc style of play with the VCU Rams.
Wednesday’s 91-55 victory over the UTRGV Vaqueros at the Erwin Center marked one of the biggest blowouts of the Smart era, but more importantly, it featured an athletic and experienced team that worked to take advantage of those areas of strength by using more full-court pressure and getting out in transition.
Texas outscored UTRGV on the fast break 16-9, registered 36 points in the paint against 17 three-point attempts, and scored efficiently overall, hitting 57 percent from the field.