Texas outlasts Texas-Arlington, 80-73, in overtime

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Guard Isaiah Taylor led the Texas offense with 21 points as the Longhorns outlasted UT-Arlington in overtime (photo courtesy of texassports.com).
Guard Isaiah Taylor led the Texas offense with 21 points as the Longhorns outlasted UT-Arlington in overtime (photo courtesy of texassports.com).

By Steve Habel/Senior Editor

AUSTIN, Texas — New Texas men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart wants people to understand that the process of building the Longhorns into the team they could be at the end of the season is going to have plenty of ups and downs.

Texas continued to show plenty of growing pains but found a way to work through them Tuesday with a gritty 80-73 overtime win against giant-killer Texas-Arlington at the Frank Erwin Center.

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Steve Habel

Steve Habel is a senior contributing writer for Horns Illustrated. He has covered Texas sports since 1989 and was this magazine’s senior editor for 24 years. You can follow him on twitter @stevehabel .

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