AUSTIN, Texas — With a trip to New York City and the NIT Finals on the line, the Texas Longhorns turned a close game halfway through the first half into a laugher by outscoring the Colorado Buffaloes by 24 points over the final 10 minutes and then cruising in the second half for a 68-55 victory at the Erwin Center on Wednesday.
During the dominant 30-6 stretch in the first half, the Longhorns pressured the offensively-challenged Buffaloes into mistakes offensively — Colorado turned the ball over nine times in the first half and made only seven baskets — and used strong shooting to torch a good defense that entered the game ranked No.