Gonzaga's 19-point loss to Texas was the Bulldogs' biggest margin of defeat since suffering a 23-point setback in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
USA Today Sports' Scott Gleeson highlights the biggest storylines ahead of the upcoming men's college basketball season.AUSTIN, Texas – Tyrese Hunter seemed to be getting farther and farther away every time he let another 3-pointer fly.Hunter scored 26 points and led a 3-point shooting spree that pushed No. 11 Texas to a dominant 93-74 win over No. 2 Gonzaga on Wednesday night.
“Big shout-out to my teammates for finding me. I don’t think I got one of them off the dribble,” Hunter said.“They hit a lot of deep, deep 3’s,” Bulldogs coach Mark Few said. “We knew he could shoot them, but not from 30 feet or whatever. He was feeling it.”Defensively, Texas shut down All-American forward Drew Timme for long stretches and rendered him mostly ineffective when the game was still close. Two of his first four shots were airballs against switching double-team defenses.
“I’m pretty sure a lot of people were watching the game, saw who we are and what we’re about,” Hunter said.The Bulldogs shot pretty well but have a turnover problem. They finished with 20 turnovers, one game after they gave the ball away 18 times in a tight win over Michigan State on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Longhorns turned those turnovers into 27 points. Point guard Nolan Hickman had four turnovers and two assists.
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