Mitchell, with double-double, leads No. 19 Texas past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-55
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 19 Texas beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 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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| Time | Team | 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 |