It proved to be a tale of two entirely different halves for the Texas Longhorns on Thursday evening, as a notable first 20 minutes was overshadowed by a stagnant second half en route to a 82-66 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas in the Empire Classic.
When things were going well, in the first half, everything began and ended with Matt Coleman III.
The game’s earliest indications may have suggested the Horns’ junior floor general could be in for a long night, as Coleman’s evening began with a errant pass for a turnover on the opening possession — an error only compounded by Coleman fouling Mac McClung just moment’s later on Georgetown’s first touch.