AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcus Carr tied a Texas record with 10 3-pointers and matched his career high with 41 points as the sixth-ranked Longhorns beat Texas A&M-Commerce 97-72 on Tuesday night.
Carr, a senior, previously scored 41 while playing for Minnesota against Nebraska on Feb. 27, 2021. He scored 33 points in the first half alone Tuesday, matching a Texas record for a half set by Jim Krivacs in 1978.
Carr's total was the most by a Texas player since Reggie Freeman had 43 points against Fresno State on Dec. 14, 1996.
"We wanted to make Texas beat us from 3," A&M-Commerce coach Jaret von Rosenberg said. "Carr really had a night. The rim looked like an ocean for him."
Texas (11-1) played its fourth straight game without coach Chris Beard, who was suspended without pay after his Dec. 12 arrest on a felony family violence charge. It was the Longhorns' first game since Beard's fiancee, Randi Trew, issued a statement saying Beard did not strangle her and she never wanted him arrested or prosecuted.
Carr converted 13 of 19 shots in 30 minutes, including 10 of 15 3-pointers. He has totaled 103 points in his last four games. He made eight 3s in the first half, a school record for a half, as the Longhorns led 47-29 at the break.
"Most of the shots that I put up felt really good," Carr said. "I thought they were going in. My teammates just kept giving me confidence after they'd seen me knock down the first couple. They just said, 'We're going to look for you. Keep shooting. Keep knocking them down."'
Carr attempted only four shots in the second half. He had two assists in each half.
