No. 5 Texas gets Beard first win, 92-48 over Houston Baptist

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Published November 9, 2021 9:38 PM

By JIM VERTUNO
AP Sports Writer

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 13 points and No. 5 Texas routed Houston Baptist 92-48 to earn new coach Chris Beard his first win with the the Longhorns in their season opener. Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey each scored 11 points for the Longhorns. Texas has its highest ranking to start the season in a decade. Beard has rebuilt the Longhorns lineup with seven transfers, including Mitchell from Massachusetts. Minnesota transfer point guard Marcus Carr scored 10 points and had five assists. Za-Ontay Boothman scored 12 points for Houston Baptist.

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