Feb 21, 2007, 4:15 GMT
Austin, TX - A.J. Abrams scored 18 points and Kevin Durant had 17 points and seven rebounds to lead 19th-ranked Texas to an 80-51 rout of Texas Tech.
D.J. Augustin had 16 points and Justin Mason had 13 for the Longhorns (20-7, 10-3 Big 12), who have won four straight and seven of nine. Damion James rounded out the double-figure scores for Texas with 12 points, as the Longhorns thrashed their intrastate opponent.
Alan Voskuil led a lackluster offensive effort for the Red Raiders (17-11, 6-7), who had a two-game win streak halted and lost for the sixth time in eight outings.
The lone highlight for the Red Raiders came early when Voskuil hit the game's opening basket for Tech's only lead of the contest. James responded with a bucket and Justin Mason's three-pointer 1:26 into the game gave the Longhorns the led for good.
Texas later increased the lead to 25-9 after a 16-2 run and Mason's three- pointer with 4:38 left in the half gave the Longhorns their largest lead of the half, 46-24, and Texas cruised into the break with a 48-26 cushion.
The second half was much of the same. The lead increased to 30 points, 70-40, on an Abrams three-pointer with 9:32 left and later hit 33 points, 80-47, following Augustin's trey with 3:01 remaining.
Tech lost both meetings this season to the Longhorns by a combined 41 points.
Game Notes
Texas shot 49 percent for the game, while Tech hit 29 percent of its shots.The Longhorns hit 12-of-25 three-pointers compared to 3-of-15 for the Red Raiders.
Texas shot 49 percent for the game, while Tech hit 29 percent of its shots.
The Longhorns hit 12-of-25 three-pointers compared to 3-of-15 for the Red Raiders.
© 2007 The Sports Network
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