Appalachian State 43 - 78 Texas
Final
  for this game

Texas hosts Appalachian State

Jan 2, 2009 - 11:12 AM Appalachian State (5-4) at No. 7 Texas (10-2), 9:00 p.m. EST

AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- Playing its first game in 11 days, seventh-ranked Texas returns to the court to host Appalachian State on Friday.

The Longhorns have been out of action since a 74-69 victory at Wisconsin on December 23.

A.J. Abrams scored 21 points and Damion James had 18 and 15 rebounds to lead Texas, which is 6-0 at home this season. Abrams leads the team in scoring at 19.8 per contest.

Appalachian State snapped a two-game losing streak with a 112-47 victory over Division II Milligan on Tuesday. The 65 points are the school's largest margin of victory.

Kellen Brand leads a balanced attack at 12.4 points per game. The Mountaineers have five players averaging in double figures.






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    Appalachian State 43, Texas(7) 78  FinalJan 3 5:48 AM


  • NCAA BB
    FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
    --- --- -----
    APPALACHIAN ST 23 20 43
    TEXAS (7) 32 46 78 FINAL

    HIGH SCORERS: APPALACHIAN ST - KELLEN BRAND 12
    TEXAS - DEXTER PITTMAN 21

    Jan 2 11:25 PM


  • CORRECTION
    NCAA BB APPALACHIAN ST 43
    (7) TEXAS 78 0:00 LEFT, 2ND HALF

    Jan 2 11:07 PM


  • NCAA BB
    FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
    --- --- -----
    APPALACHIAN ST 23 20 43
    TEXAS (7) 32 43 75 FINAL

    Jan 2 11:06 PM


  • NCAA BB
    APPALACHIAN ST 23
    (7) TEXAS 32 HALFTIME

    Jan 2 9:57 PM

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