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| Daniel Gibson scored 18 points and No. 15 Texas used a sharp performance from 3-point range to open Big 12 play with a 79-60 victory over Baylor on Sunday.
Texas hit 11 3-pointers -- Gibson and Kenton Paulino combined for nine -- and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Longhorns (12-2). Tim Bush scored 20 points to lead Baylor (7-4, 0-1). Texas is 14-0 against Baylor under coach Rick Barnes and has won the last four in the series by at least 18 points. |
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| While Texas shot 52 percent and hit eight 3-pointers in building a 45-37 halftime lead, Baylor did everything it could to keep up, hitting four 3-pointers. Bush, a transfer from LSU, had 12 points, including Baylor's last seven of the half. Texas' perimeter shooting over Baylor's zone defense cooled off early in the second half, but the Longhorns started getting more points inside and in transition. Klotz's absence opened up more playing time for Aldridge, a freshman who got his first double-double. He had five straight points when he converted a three-point play on a dunk after a steal and followed it with a layup that opened a 63-49 lead with 11:35 to play.
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