Stanford Cardinal guard Michael Jones (13) goes on offense against the Texas Longhorns guard Marcus Carr (5) at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Sun Dec 18, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum
Sunday, December 18, 2022

No. 7 Texas upended Stanford 72-62 Sunday in the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge, played at American Airlines Arena in Dallas.

Michael Jones led the Cardinal with 17 points, hitting 5 of 10 from the field, including two 3-pointers. Brandon Angel and Spencer Jones added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Jones also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and had three blocked shots.

The game marked a homecoming for Dallas-area natives Harrison Ingram and Ryan Agarwal. Ingram contributed five points, six rebounds and four assists.

Max Murrell hit a 3 to give Stanford (4-7 overall) an 11-5 lead early in the first half, but the Longhorns (9-1) forged a run to build a 22-17 lead, eventually leading 31-28 at halftime.

Texas led 55-40 at 12:10 of the second half, but the Cardinal responded with a 15-4 run to pull to within 59-56 with 6:27 remaining. The Longhorns hit four jumpers late to put the game away.

Marcus Carr led the Longhorns with 17 points, followed by Timmy Allen and Sir’Jabari Rice with 15 points each. Tyrese Hunter added five assists.

Stanford shot 44 percent (20 of 46) from the field, while the Longhorns made 45 percent (28 of 62). Texas held a 33-32 rebounding edge, and forced 18 Cardinal turnovers.

The Cardinal return to action on Thursday, hosting Loyola Chicago in a home-away-from-home game in Santa Cruz. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be carried by Pac-12 Networks.