As it looks to claim its second straight victory, Texas basketball has three opportunities left to build up its NCAA Tournament resume in the non-conference slate. Texas basketball is coming off a big win over the Purdue Boilermakers by the final score of 72-68 on Dec. 9 at the Frank Erwin Events Center on the Forty Acres.
Purdue was a game that Texas basketball desperately needed to win since it entered the matchup amid a three-game losing streak. Those three losses were mostly confusing since Texas basketball was a significant favorite in two of them. The loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational was the only one of the three that seemingly gave the Horns an excuse.