Freshman guard Tre Johnson will attempt to pass the ball on March 1, 2025 against Georgia.
After scoring 17 points in the first half, Texas men’s basketball entered the locker room, with fans pushing the team against the edge, hoping for a comeback for classic head coach Rodney Terry, beating the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday in a showdown at Moody Center.
Texas made multiple breakaway plays throughout the second half and seemed to overtake the Bulldogs, but the comeback never flourished. There were no nail biting marches or unsettling commercial timeouts for fans at home. With four minutes left in the second half, Texas chased Georgia 57–74. For many Texas fans, it seems to be the perfect time to defeat and defeat a traffic house.
It seemed like there was a lack of communication between the teams as they never led the entire game. A sloppy pass was passed while the Longhorn was attacking.
“We didn’t get the kind of start we wanted to get off, especially from an offensive perspective,” Terry said. “I feel like I’ve given you a bit of a defensive effort to start the ball game.”
Texas finished 10-25 first half on field goal attempts and 4-11 with three-point attempts. The team cornered Georgia with points and successfully completed free throw attempts, rebounds, assists and turnovers throughout the game.
“When it comes to energy, we have to bring that to the point,” sophomore forward Devon Pryor said. “We couldn’t get these first half lapses and decided to raise it in the second half. We need to start the game strongly each time.”
Eventually, the Longhorns failed to run in court and fell to 83-67 for the unranked bulldog. Texas is currently on a record of 5-11 at the Southeastern Conference, starting from 12th to 13th on the conference table, leaving the team with an overall record of 16-13th.
Georgia pinned freshman guard Tre Johnson, the SEC’s top scorer. A high-score performance of 39 points against Arkansas on February 26th, Johnson only scored seven shots in the game and had no official shots in the second half.
“(Georgia) was doubling training all along,” Terry said. “They’re making it difficult to run your offense in terms of trying to focus on getting a basketball.”
The Texas season is full of ups and downs. The team received a surprising victory over No. 15 Kentucky, followed by a shocking loss against a team ranked at the bottom of the South Carolina SEC. The same was true on Saturday.
The Longhorns were more than 20 points away for the majority of the second half, not within the Bulldogs’ 10 points. The efforts by alumni forward Jason Kent and junior guard Jordan Pope were brave, but in the end it was too late.
The Longhorns will prepare for their penultimate regular-season game against Mississippi State on March 4th. Despite the losses, Terry looks forward to continuing the season until March.
“If you go in March for college basketball players, you won’t get any better than this time of year,” Terry said. “It’s almost like Christmas. …March is the most wonderful time of the year.”
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to accurately reflect quotes from Pryor. Texan regrets this error.
