National Basketball Association
Texas 69, Coppin St. 46
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 12, 2012
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Kipp Kissinger, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
8603
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 25 Texas 69, Coppin State 46: Sophomore Sheldon McClellan scored a career-high 25 points and the Longhorns scored 10 of the game’s first 12 points to cruise past the visiting Eagles.
McClellan made 7-of-10 from the field, connecting on three of his four 3-point attempts. After going 14-of-14 from the free-throw line to score 20 points in the opener, McClellan made 8-of-10 at the line against Coppin State.
Freshman Ioannis Papapetrou added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Longhorns (2-0). Texas outrebounded Coppin State 49-21 and Prince Ibeh chipped in with nine.
Patrick Cole scored 15 points and Troy Franklin added 14 for Coppin State (0-2), which was outrebounded 43-24 in its opener against USC.
McClellan scored 13 of his points in the first half as the Longhorns took control from the start en route to a 33-19 halftime lead. Coppin State made only 6-of-28 from the field and two of their 16 shots from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas sophomore point guard Myck Kabongo, a first team preseason Big-12 selection, is being held out while the NCAA investigates his relationship with an agent. … Texas sophomore Jaylen Bond did not play because of an ankle injury. …The Longhorns are 152-15 in 10-plus seasons at its home court.
Top Game Performances
Coppin St. |
|
Texas |
Patrick Cole 15 |
Scoring |
Sheldon McClellan 25 |
Taariq Cephas 2 |
Assists |
Javan Felix 9 |
Michael Murray 10 |
Rebounds |
Prince Ibeh 9 |
Patrick Cole 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Sheldon McClellan 8 |
Troy Franklin 8 |
Steals |
Javan Felix 1 |
Charles Ieans 1 |
Blocks |
Prince Ibeh 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Coppin St.
|
46 |
24.6 |
5-32 |
13-17 |
6 |
21 |
1 |
18 |
17 |
Texas
|
69 |
46.9 |
7-20 |
16-29 |
14 |
49 |
6 |
3 |
26 |