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Mitchell, with double-double, leads No. 19 Texas past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55

AP
Dec 23, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas Longhorns (AP) Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 19 Texas beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 71-55 on Friday.

Texas shot 48% from the field and had five players score in double figures. Max Abmas scored 17 points, and Dylan Disu and Tyrese Hunter each had 11 points. Brock Cunningham finished with 10.

Mitchell's 13 rebounds matched his career best. The 6-foot-8 sophomore grabbed 10 rebounds in the second half of his fifth double-double this season. He had one double-double last year.

Mitchell has improved his rebounding average from 3.9 per game last season to 9.7 this year. Mitchell, who was challenged by his coaches to become a better rebounder, was reminded at halftime that he had only three.

“The whole staff,” Mitchell said. “That's what I want my identity to be - defensive rebounding. So if I'm lacking, they're gonna call me out.”

Texas (9-2) led by 15 with about 11 minutes left in the second half. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pulled within five on Dayne Prim's two free throws with 6:51 to go, but Disu responded with a couple of big baskets for the Longhorns.

The 6-foot-9 Disu played 22 minutes in his second game after returning from offseason foot surgery. He had three blocks, one that started a fast break that he finished with about five minutes left.

“I think my condition is much better than I thought it was gonna be, but it’s definitely not to where I want it to be,” Disu said.

Dian Wright-Forde led the Islanders (6-6) with 10 points.

A&M-Corpus Christi averages 23 free-throw attempts per game, but it went 9 for 14 at the line against Texas.

“I thought we had a shot when there was six minutes left,” coach Jim Shaw said. “We fought. We put ourselves in position to have a competition the last six minutes.”

BIG PICTURE

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: First-year coach Shaw, an assistant at A&M Corpus-Christi the last two seasons, is setting a foundation for his program with 11 new players. He replaced Steve Lutz, who took over at Western Kentucky after leading A&M-Corpus Christi to a 24-11 season that included a victory against Southeast Missouri State in the NCAA Tournament First Four round. The Islanders have no returning starters from last season.

Texas: For five seasons, Cunningham has provided rugged energy for the Longhorns, competing for rebounds and loose balls while also making a few timely 3-point shots. Now he appears to have a sidekick. Chendall Weaver, who was the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year last season at Texas-Arlington, transferred to Texas and has brought athleticism and intensity as a sub. The 6-foot-3 Weaver scored twice during the first half Friday on lob passes from Abmas, one a dunk, the other an off-balance layup. In the second half he blocked a shot by 6-8 Garry Clark.

UP NEXT

Texas A&M Corpus-Christi: Hosts Schreiner on Dec. 30.

Texas: Hosts UNC-Greensboro on Dec. 29.

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1st Half
TXCC
Islanders
24
TEX
Longhorns
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Stephen Giwa vs. Kadin Shedrick (Longhorns gains possession)
19:36		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
19:34		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
19:17		Kadin Shedrick misses two point jump shot
19:15		Marion Humphrey defensive rebound
19:09		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Dayne Prim draws the foul)
19:09	+1	Dayne Prim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:09	+1	Dayne Prim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
18:52		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
18:50		Islanders defensive rebound
18:29		Stephen Giwa misses two point layup
18:27		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
18:15		Dillon Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
18:02		Marion Humphrey turnover (Tyrese Hunter steals)
17:55	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point dunk	2-2
17:40	+2	Stephen Giwa makes two point layup	4-2
17:15		Marion Humphrey personal foul
17:09	+3	Tyrese Hunter makes three point jump shot (Kadin Shedrick assists)	4-5
16:32		Marion Humphrey misses three point jump shot
16:30		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup (Brock Cunningham assists)	4-7
15:58	+2	Dayne Prim makes two point jump shot	6-7
15:29		Dillon Mitchell misses two point jump shot
15:27		Brock Cunningham offensive rebound
15:22	+2	Brock Cunningham makes two point jump shot	6-9
14:51		Marion Humphrey misses two point jump shot
14:49		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
14:44		Stephen Giwa shooting foul (Brock Cunningham draws the foul)
14:44		TV timeout
14:44	+1	Brock Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-10
14:44	+1	Brock Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-11
14:28		Tedrick Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:26		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
14:04		Tyrese Hunter misses three point jump shot
14:01		Tyrese Hunter offensive rebound
13:49	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point jump shot	6-13
13:19	+3	Tedrick Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot	9-13
13:02		Tyrese Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Dayne Prim steals)
13:00		Dylan Disu blocks Dayne Prim's two point layup
12:58		Islanders offensive rebound
12:49	+2	Shilo Jackson makes two point jump shot	11-13
12:25		Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
12:23		Dian Wright-Forde defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Garry Clark makes two point jump shot	13-13
12:08		Longhorns 30 second timeout
12:08		TV timeout
11:44	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot	13-15
11:19		Owen Dease misses three point jump shot
11:17		Dylan Disu defensive rebound
11:08		Tedrick Washington Jr. personal foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
11:01	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)	13-18
10:32		Garry Clark misses two point jump shot
10:29		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
10:10		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
10:08		Shilo Jackson defensive rebound
10:03		Dian Wright-Forde misses two point layup
10:01		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
9:56		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
9:53		Dian Wright-Forde shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
9:53	+1	Max Abmas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-19
9:53	+1	Max Abmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-20
9:32		Dayne Prim turnover (traveling)
9:23		Brock Cunningham misses three point jump shot
9:21		Owen Dease defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Dian Wright-Forde makes two point layup (Dayne Prim assists)	15-20
8:54	+3	Brock Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	15-23
8:24	+2	Shilo Jackson makes two point jump shot	17-23
7:59		Tyrese Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Shilo Jackson steals)
7:54		Owen Dease misses three point jump shot
7:52		Dylan Disu defensive rebound
7:41		TV timeout
7:32	+2	Max Abmas makes two point layup (Brock Cunningham assists)	17-25
7:24		Lance Amir-Paul misses three point jump shot
7:22		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
7:10		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
7:08		Dayne Prim defensive rebound
6:50		Lance Amir-Paul turnover (bad pass)
6:37		Stephen Giwa shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
6:37	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-26
6:37	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-27
6:21	+2	Tedrick Washington Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-27
6:04	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point jump shot	19-29
5:39		Garry Clark misses two point jump shot
5:37		Longhorns defensive rebound
5:11		Dayne Prim shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-30
5:11	+1	Dillon Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-31
4:43	+3	Dian Wright-Forde makes three point jump shot	22-31
4:28		Kadin Shedrick misses two point layup
4:26		Dian Wright-Forde defensive rebound
4:24		Dillon Mitchell personal foul (Dian Wright-Forde draws the foul)
4:14		Marion Humphrey misses two point jump shot
4:12		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
3:51		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
3:49		Tedrick Washington Jr. defensive rebound
3:43		Dayne Prim misses three point jump shot
3:41		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
3:34		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
3:32		Dayne Prim defensive rebound
3:20		Dayne Prim misses two point layup
3:18		Garry Clark offensive rebound
3:14		Garry Clark turnover (lost ball) (Kadin Shedrick steals)
2:55		Dillon Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Marion Humphrey steals)
2:48		Marion Humphrey misses three point jump shot
2:46		Garry Clark offensive rebound
2:41		Dian Wright-Forde turnover (back court violation)
2:41		TV timeout
2:28		Chris Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:26		Islanders defensive rebound
2:00		Brock Cunningham blocks Dian Wright-Forde's two point layup
1:57		Longhorns defensive rebound
1:39	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point alley-oop dunk (Max Abmas assists)	22-33
1:25		Kam Parker turnover
1:13		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
1:11		Owen Dease defensive rebound
1:09		Chendall Weaver personal foul
1:06	+2	Garry Clark makes two point layup (Owen Dease assists)	24-33
0:47		Max Abmas turnover (bad pass) (Garry Clark steals)
0:45		Max Abmas personal foul
0:34		Garry Clark turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Hunter steals)
0:30	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point layup (Max Abmas assists)	24-35
0:19		Tedrick Washington Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:17		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
0:02		Ze'Rik Onyema misses two point dunk
0:00		Kam Parker defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXCC
Islanders
31
TEX
Longhorns
36

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Jordan Roberts makes two point jump shot	26-35
19:24	+2	Tyrese Hunter makes two point layup	26-37
19:07		Brock Cunningham blocks Dayne Prim's three point jump shot
19:05		Max Abmas defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Tyrese Hunter assists)	26-39
18:28		Stephen Giwa misses two point jump shot
18:26		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
18:17		Brock Cunningham turnover (Dian Wright-Forde steals)
18:08	+2	Kam Parker makes two point layup (Dian Wright-Forde assists)	28-39
17:59		Stephen Giwa personal foul
17:53		Tyrese Hunter turnover (Stephen Giwa steals)
17:37	+3	Dian Wright-Forde makes three point jump shot (Dayne Prim assists)	31-39
17:14		Stephen Giwa shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
17:14	+1	Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-40
17:14		Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:14		Marion Humphrey defensive rebound
17:10		Marion Humphrey turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
17:06		Tyrese Hunter turnover (Marion Humphrey steals)
17:01		Marion Humphrey misses two point layup
16:58		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
16:48		Brock Cunningham misses two point jump shot
16:44		Dayne Prim defensive rebound
16:41		Tyrese Hunter blocks Kam Parker's two point layup
16:34		Max Abmas shooting foul (Marion Humphrey draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Marion Humphrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-40
16:34		Marion Humphrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:34		Dylan Disu defensive rebound
16:10	+3	Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Max Abmas assists)	32-43
15:53		Dayne Prim misses three point jump shot
15:51		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
15:45	+3	Brock Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Hunter assists)	32-46
15:30		Islanders 30 second timeout
15:30		TV timeout
15:12	+2	Tedrick Washington Jr. makes two point jump shot	34-46
14:52		Tyrese Hunter misses two point layup
14:50		Shilo Jackson defensive rebound
14:42		Tedrick Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:40		Garry Clark offensive rebound
14:32	+2	Dian Wright-Forde makes two point layup	36-46
14:13		Tedrick Washington Jr. shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
14:13		TV timeout
14:13	+1	Max Abmas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-47
14:13	+1	Max Abmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-48
14:02		Shilo Jackson turnover (Brock Cunningham steals)
13:55		Garry Clark blocks Tyrese Hunter's three point jump shot
13:53		Owen Dease defensive rebound
13:42		Dian Wright-Forde misses two point layup
13:40		Garry Clark offensive rebound
13:39		Dian Wright-Forde misses three point jump shot
13:37		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
13:25		Dillon Mitchell misses two point layup
13:23		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
13:16	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup	36-50
13:07		Chendall Weaver blocks Garry Clark's two point jump shot
13:05		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
12:50		Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
12:48		Shilo Jackson defensive rebound
12:47		Brock Cunningham personal foul
12:23		Kam Parker misses two point jump shot
12:21		Kam Parker offensive rebound
12:20		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Kam Parker draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Kam Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-50
12:20		Kam Parker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:20		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Max Abmas makes two point jump shot	37-52
11:50		Tedrick Washington Jr. offensive foul
11:50		Tedrick Washington Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:42		Chendall Weaver turnover (Kam Parker steals)
11:27		Shilo Jackson misses two point jump shot
11:25		Garry Clark offensive rebound
11:19		Dylan Disu personal foul
11:07		Owen Dease turnover (Ithiel Horton steals)
10:52		Ithiel Horton turnover (Marion Humphrey steals)
10:41	+2	Owen Dease makes two point layup (Marion Humphrey assists)	39-52
10:22		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
10:20		Kam Parker defensive rebound
9:57	+3	Garry Clark makes three point jump shot (Dayne Prim assists)	42-52
9:44		Garry Clark personal foul
9:32	+2	Max Abmas makes two point layup (Brock Cunningham assists)	42-54
9:07		Kadin Shedrick personal foul
9:00	+2	Marion Humphrey makes two point layup	44-54
8:38		Dayne Prim personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
8:36		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
8:34		Marion Humphrey defensive rebound
8:23		Dayne Prim misses two point jump shot
8:21		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
8:13		Owen Dease personal foul (Brock Cunningham draws the foul)
8:13		Brock Cunningham misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:13		Garry Clark defensive rebound
8:02		Marion Humphrey misses two point layup
8:00		Kam Parker offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Kam Parker makes two point layup	46-54
7:57		Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (Kam Parker draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Kam Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-54
7:35		Tyrese Hunter turnover (Garry Clark steals)
7:18	+2	Dayne Prim makes two point layup	49-54
6:52	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	49-56
6:52		Kam Parker shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
6:52		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:52		Dayne Prim defensive rebound
6:51		Brock Cunningham personal foul (Dayne Prim draws the foul)
6:51	+1	Dayne Prim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-56
6:51	+1	Dayne Prim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-56
6:41		Brock Cunningham misses three point jump shot
6:39		Islanders defensive rebound
6:26		Dian Wright-Forde misses three point jump shot
6:24		Brock Cunningham defensive rebound
6:17		Kam Parker shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
6:17		Max Abmas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:17		Longhorns offensive rebound
6:17	+1	Max Abmas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-57
6:17		Longhorns 30 second timeout
5:58		Max Abmas personal foul (Tedrick Washington Jr. draws the foul)
5:58		Tedrick Washington Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:58		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
5:40		Max Abmas turnover (lost ball)
5:22		Dylan Disu blocks Marion Humphrey's two point layup
5:20		Brock Cunningham defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point layup (Tyrese Hunter assists)	51-59
4:51	+2	Garry Clark makes two point layup (Dayne Prim assists)	53-59
4:29		Brock Cunningham turnover (Dayne Prim steals)
4:15		Dian Wright-Forde misses two point layup
4:13		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point layup (Max Abmas assists)	53-61
3:39		Dayne Prim misses two point jump shot
3:37		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
3:29		Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
3:27		Dylan Disu offensive rebound
3:17		Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
3:15		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
3:13		Max Abmas misses three point jump shot
3:11		Max Abmas offensive rebound
3:03		Longhorns 30 second timeout
3:03		TV timeout
2:58	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot	53-63
2:30		Marion Humphrey misses three point jump shot
2:28		Tyrese Hunter defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Max Abmas makes two point layup (Brock Cunningham assists)	53-65
2:11		Owen Dease shooting foul (Max Abmas draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Max Abmas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-66
1:45		Brock Cunningham shooting foul (Tedrick Washington Jr. draws the foul)
1:45		Tedrick Washington Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45		Islanders offensive rebound
1:45	+1	Tedrick Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-66
1:30		Dylan Disu turnover (Dayne Prim steals)
1:23		Dylan Disu blocks Dian Wright-Forde's two point layup
1:21		Islanders offensive rebound
1:21		Dylan Disu personal foul (Marion Humphrey draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Marion Humphrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-66
1:21		Marion Humphrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:21		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
0:57		Tedrick Washington Jr. personal foul (Tyrese Hunter draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-67
0:57	+1	Tyrese Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-68
0:44		Owen Dease misses three point jump shot
0:42		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
0:12	+3	Max Abmas makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)	55-71
0:05		Marion Humphrey misses two point jump shot
0:03		Brock Cunningham defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Brock Cunningham defensive rebound