Shooting From the Corner: Kansas 66, Texas 57

Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty ImagesWhen we recorded our Pretend We’re Football podcast last night, Tim and I both acknowledged that Texas was very likely going to go 0-2 over the next two games as this is the toughest two-game stretch left in the season. Kansas is playing like a Final Four contender, and with Devon Dotson starting the odds for a Texas win were small from the jump. Credit to the Longhorns for playing at or near their highest level of basketball for the first 20 minutes, keeping Udoka Azubuike in check and getting into the paint regularly. In the second half, Kansas eventually worked its way back into the lead and the Longhorns were never able to regain control of the game. The final score is a bit more lopsided than the game really was, but the Jayhawks showed why they’re one of the best teams in the country. It’s a lost opportunity for a Texas team who could really have used a home win against top-10 team to start getting talked about as being on the bubble. Right now they’re still definitely on the outside looking in.

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