Mitchell leads No. 8 Texas over Northern Colorado 62-49

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Newcomer Tre Mitchell had 16 points and seven rebounds as No. 8 Texas defeated Northern Colorado 62-49 Wednesday night.

Mitchell made 7 of 11 shots in 21 minutes for the Longhorns (2-1).

Mitchell averaged 18.8 points and 7.2 rebounds last season as a sophomore at Massachusetts and was on the all-Atlantic 10 Conference first team. He was one of seven players who joined new Texas coach Chris Beard through the NCAA transfer portal.

Timmy Allen, a senior who transferred to Texas from Utah, added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Daylen Kountz led Northern Colorado (3-2) with 14 points. Kur Jongkuch scored 13.

Texas shot just 41.7 percent, missing 14 of 18 3-pointers. The Longhorns leaned on their defense, Beard's top priority, limiting Northern Colorado to 42 percent shooting. The Bears committed 20 turnovers, including 12 in the first half when they fell behind 37-15.

BIG PICTURE

Northern Colorado: Guard Dru Kuxhauzen made 15 3-point baskets in 32 attempts during the Bears' first four games, including eight against Colorado College on Monday. But Texas didn't allow him a shot until 15 minutes into the game. He missed a 3-pointer. Kuxhauzen hit 2 of 6 3s in the game. ... The Bears have been extremely busy, and perhaps a bit fatigued. They played three games last week at the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, beating Pacific and Hawaii and losing to Hawaii-Hilo. They returned home Monday and beat Colorado College 93-53.

Texas: The Longhorns don't have a lot of size. Their two tallest players are Mitchell and Dylan Disu, both 6-foot-9. Disu, who transferred from Vanderbilt after averaging 15 points and a Southeastern Conference-best 9.2 rebounds last season, has yet to play for the Longhorns. He missed the last eight games last season with a knee injury. Texas hopes to have Disu in the lineup soon.

UP NEXT

Northern Colorado is at California Baptist on Saturday.

Texas is at home against San Jose State on Saturday.

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