Ramey, a senior, became the 40th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in his career. Northern Colorado, San Jose State and California Baptist combined to average 16 points in the first half. 1 Gonzaga for 86 points in a 12-point defeat.
Texas: The Longhorns limited Houston Baptist, Northern Colorado, San Jose State and California Baptist to fewer than 50 points, but they were burned by No. “Marcus was trying to do one thing tonight - trying to win the game with defense,” Beard said. The Lancers are not eligible for postseason competition or for inclusion in NCAA statistics.Īrmstrong, hounded by Texas guard Marcus Carr, had only one assist. That’s because California Baptist is in the fourth season of a five-year process of reclassifying to Division I from Division II. “No doubt about it.”Ĭalifornia Baptist: Freshman Taran Armstrong began the game leading the nation in assists with 9.2 per game, but he’s not listed atop the NCAA leaders. “Our best defensive game of the year,” Beard said. Texas put an end to that, holding them to 40.5% overall and 12.5% from deep. The Lancers arrived in Austin averaging 80 points a game and shooting 50% from the field, including 39.6% on 3-pointers. Courtney Ramey and Christian Bishop added 12 points each for Texas (4-1).ĭaniel Akin led California Baptist (5-1) with nine points. Timmy Allen, a transfer from Utah, had 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. “This gives me a chance to get a new perspective and get more comfortable understanding my role, understanding when to attack, when not to attack.” “I need to come off the bench so I can understand the flow of the game,” Jones said. In two games off the bench, Jones converted 10 of 16. Jones missed eight of his nine shots in his last start, a win over Northern Colorado on Nov. 8 Texas defeated California Baptist 68-44 on Wednesday night, handing the Lancers their first loss of the season. Jones had 15 points and five assists as No. Jones recently went to Texas coach Chris Beard and volunteered to relinquish his starting position in the Longhorn backcourt. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Andrew Jones is a sixth-year senior, but that doesn’t mean he is inflexible.