Longhorns Basketball Live Updates: No. 23 Texas vs. No. 20 Iowa State

Texas (16-6, 5-4 in Big 12) couldn't overcome the Lubbock crowd and the emotions surrounding coach Chris Beard's return against No. 14 Texas Tech on Tuesday. The Longhorns fell 77-64 in a game that served as an opportunity to prove elite-level status as a group.

But now, the Longhorns head back to the comforts of home to welcome the No. 20 Iowa State Cyclones (16-6, 3-6 in Big 12), who have slipped in the conference standings despite being ranked as high as No. 8 a month ago.

The Cyclones held strong for a 79-70 win against Texas when the two teams met in Ames on Jan. 15.

The Longhorns will look to bounce back from the 20-turnover performance that resulted in Beard's team having to play catch up for all of the second half.

Cyclones' guard Gabe Kalscheur torched the Texas defense in the first meeting, draining six 3's that led to a game-high 22 points. His performance in the second half got the home crowd fired up and the Longhorns just couldn't recover.

On the other hand, Iowa State guard Izaiah Brockington managed just eight points in that game despite being the conference's third-leading scorer at 17.1 points. Even more impressive? The senior is second in the conference in rebounds per game (7.8) despite being listed as a 6-4 guard.

He'll be due for a bigger performance on Saturday as a player the Texas defense needs to keep its eyes on.

Make sure to stay locked in with LonghornsCountry.com as we provide live updates for Saturday afternoon's game against Iowa State at the Erwin Center.

Starters for Texas:

-Timmy Allen

-Marcus Carr

-Courtney Ramey

-Brock Cunningham

-Christian Bishop

Starters for Iowa State:

-Gabe Kalscheur

-Izaiah Brockington

-Tyrese Hunter

-Robert Jones

-Tristan Enaruna

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Iowa State deployed a full-court press from the first possession, but Texas was able to break it easily.

Courtney Ramey continued his hot 3-point shooting with a make from the right corner to make it a 5-3 game Andrew Jones got a breakaway dunk in transition on the next possession and followed it up with a 3 of his own to make it 10-3.

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Brockington got to his spot in the midrange to make it 10-8 before a timeout. The conference's third-leading scorer got six-straight points after being fouled on two made jumpers that sparked an 11-0 Iowa State run.

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Both teams showed an aggressive approach over the next few minutes, diving for loose balls with neither side letting up on defense. Christian Bishop threw up a prayer behind his head for the and-one that was one of the early highlights of the first half. 16-16 at the eight-minute mark.

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The Longhorns continued to commit some sloppy turnovers that were a result of being unable to catch the ball. The Cyclones continued an aggressive style of defense that allowed no space on offense for Texas. Carr and Mitchell both scored from the left block to make it a 21-20 game at the 3:16 mark.

The Cyclones went through a six-minute drought of their own before Tristan Enaruna put in an easy layup.

A play of out of the timeout resulted in Carr finding Bishop for an alley-oop. Carr ended a sloppy half with a three at the buzzer to give the Horns a 25-23 lead at half.

Halftime

Brockington led all scorers at the half with 10 points and six rebounds, while Jones and Carr led Texas with five points apiece.

The Cyclones shot 32 percent in the first half compared to 40 percent for the Horns.

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Carr got another three to go coming out of the half. Cunningham and Bishop both chipped in two baskets to make it 32-27 Texas. Jones and Ramey followed along with three's of their own to make it a 38-31 lead for Texas at the 15:29 mark.

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Jones hit another three right before the 12-minute mark to end a three-minute scoring drought to give Texas 41-36 lead before a timeout. The Cyclones had committed 14 turnovers up to that point.

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Behind a dunk from Bishop, the Longhorns had stretched the run to 11-0 and the biggest lead of the game at 49-36. The Cyclones couldn't find an answer on the offensive end.

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