Burnt Orange Nation · Dec 29, 2018
Second-half spurt guides Texas to comfortable 76-56 win over UT-Arlington
Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, Texas — A second-half surge sealed the deal and win to cap the non-conference slate, as the Texas Longhorns never trailed in 76-56 home win over the UT-Arlington Mavericks on Friday night.
However, It took some tweaking to find the recipe for success that’s eluded the Longhorns early this season.
In hopes of injecting some much-needed life into his Longhorns, Smart inserted Jaxson Hayes and Elijah Mitrou-Long into the starting lineup in place of Jericho Sims and Jase Febres, respectively.
The move proved impactful out of the gates.