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No. 5/5 Men's Basketball tops Houston Baptist in season opener, 92-48

AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Courtney Ramey paced six Longhorns in double-figure scoring to lead No. 5/5 Texas (1-0) to a 92-48 victory against Houston Baptist (0-1) in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns won their 20th consecutive home opener.

The crowd of 14,683 marked the fourth-largest home-opening attendance mark in the 45-year history of the Erwin Center. It also marked the largest home-opening crowd since UT drew 15,291 fans on Nov. 17, 2001 against Arizona.

Texas converted 64.0-percent (32-50) from the floor, including an impressive 59.