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Johnson's free throws fend off Syracuse for 70-66 Texas victory in Legends Classic

AP
Nov 21, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Tre Johnson endured a poor offensive night before scoring Texas' final six points - all from the line - and the Longhorns got past Syracuse 70-66 Thursday night after blowing a 16-point second-half lead at the UKG Legends Classic.

Friday the Longhorns (4-1) take on the winner of Thursday's late game between Texas Tech and Saint Joseph's for the tourney title while the Orange will play the loser.

Johnson, a freshman averaging 23.5 points per game, finished with 16 points but on 4-of-18 shooting, including 1 of 7 from the arc. He made 7 of 8 at the line. Arthur Kaluma had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Chendall Weaver added 10 points and nine rebounds for Texas, which shot 47% and made 12 of 14 free throws.

J.J. Starling scored 16 points, Eddie Lampkin had 14 points and six assists, and Chris Bell and Jyare Davis had 11 points each for the Orange (3-1), who shot 46% but made only 9 of 18 free throws.

Texas led by a point with a minute to go before Johnson went on his free-throw binge, two coming with 21.3 seconds left for a five-point lead. Starling hit a short jumper and teammate Jaquan Carlos hit 1 of 2 free throws to trim the lead but Johnson went back to the line to seal it with 9.3 left.

Texas led by 11 at halftime and by 16 early in the second half. Syracuse then rallied behind Lampkin who scored seven straight points to kick off a 14-2 run. Starling hit consecutive buckets for a tie and not long after Syracuse had its first lead after a Lampkin bucket and free throw. The lead changed hands a couple times before a follow by Weaver with just under three minutes left put the Longhorns back in front for good.

Texas scored the first nine points of the game and led by as many 16 in the first half. The Orange cut the lead to 41-30 by halftime. Texas shot 61% in the first half.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
30
TEX
Longhorns
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Longhorns gains possession)
19:44	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup (Arthur Kaluma assists)	0-2
19:25		Jaquan Carlos misses three point jump shot
19:23		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
19:17		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:15		Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
19:05		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
19:03		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
18:58		Chris Bell personal foul
18:58	+3	Tre Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)	0-5
18:33		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
18:31		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Chendall Weaver assists)	0-7
17:43		Chris Bell turnover (lost ball) (Tre Johnson steals)
17:35	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup	0-9
17:35		Orange 30 second timeout
17:25		J.J. Starling turnover (lost ball) (Chendall Weaver steals)
17:04		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
17:02		Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
16:55		Donnie Freeman misses three point jump shot
16:53		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
16:44		Arthur Kaluma turnover (lost ball) (Donnie Freeman steals)
16:38		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
16:36		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
16:31		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:29		Chris Bell defensive rebound
16:13		Kadin Shedrick personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
15:58	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Jyare Davis assists)	3-9
15:36		Ze'Rik Onyema misses two point layup
15:34		Orange defensive rebound
15:34		TV timeout
15:14		Chris Bell misses two point layup
15:12		Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)	3-11
14:48		Arthur Kaluma blocks Jyare Davis's two point jump shot
14:46		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
14:28		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:26		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
14:17		Jaquan Carlos misses three point jump shot
14:15		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
14:08	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists)	3-14
13:52		Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
13:52		Chris Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:52	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-14
13:39		Naheem McLeod blocks Kadin Shedrick's two point layup
13:37		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
13:36		Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul)
13:36		Chendall Weaver misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:36	+1	Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-15
13:13		Jyare Davis misses two point layup
13:11		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
13:10	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point layup	6-15
13:10		Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul)
13:10		Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:10		Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound
12:52		Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
12:52	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-16
12:52	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-17
12:30		Elijah Moore misses two point jump shot
12:28		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
12:24	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point layup	8-17
12:04	+2	Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point dunk (Arthur Kaluma assists)	8-19
11:38		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
11:36		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
11:18	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)	8-22
10:53		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
10:51		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
10:39		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
10:37		Lucas Taylor defensive rebound
10:29	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists)	10-22
10:29		Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
10:29		TV timeout
10:29		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:29		Jamie Vinson defensive rebound
10:01		Tre Johnson turnover (traveling)
9:32	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	12-22
9:12		Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul)
9:12		Tre Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:12	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-23
8:52		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
8:50		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
8:48	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point layup	14-23
8:30		Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
8:28		Orange defensive rebound
8:17		Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot
8:15		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot (Tre Johnson assists)	14-25
7:45		Elijah Moore turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Pope steals)
7:40	+2	Julian Larry makes two point layup (Jordan Pope assists)	14-27
7:23		Julian Larry personal foul
7:23		TV timeout
7:12	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	17-27
6:50		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
6:48		Donnie Freeman defensive rebound
6:35	+2	Donnie Freeman makes two point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	19-27
6:10	+2	Julian Larry makes two point jump shot (Tre Johnson assists)	19-29
5:55		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ze'Rik Onyema steals)
5:52	+2	Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point layup	19-31
5:38		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
5:36		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
5:12	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point jump shot	19-33
4:47	+2	Donnie Freeman makes two point layup	21-33
4:27		Eddie Lampkin Jr. blocks Julian Larry's two point layup
4:25		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
4:17		Elijah Moore misses three point jump shot
4:15		Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound
4:05	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point layup	21-35
3:47		Ze'Rik Onyema personal foul
3:47		TV timeout
3:31		Jyare Davis turnover (lost ball) (Arthur Kaluma steals)
3:13	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot (Tre Johnson assists)	21-37
3:00		Jordan Pope personal foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-37
3:00	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-37
2:47		Chris Bell personal foul
2:35	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot	23-39
2:19	+2	Chris Bell makes two point layup	25-39
2:19		Jordan Pope shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
2:19		Chris Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:19		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point jump shot	25-41
1:29		Jaquan Carlos misses two point jump shot
1:27		Longhorns defensive rebound
1:12		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:10		Jaquan Carlos defensive rebound
1:06	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point dunk (Jaquan Carlos assists)	27-41
0:48		Longhorns 30 second timeout
0:33		Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball) (Chris Bell steals)
0:06	+3	Donnie Freeman makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	30-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
36
TEX
Longhorns
29

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chendall Weaver steals)
19:41	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point layup	30-43
19:22		Chris Bell turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Pope steals)
19:21		Jaquan Carlos personal foul
18:59	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup	30-45
18:41	+2	Jaquan Carlos makes two point layup (Donnie Freeman assists)	32-45
18:25	+3	Chendall Weaver makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)	32-48
18:14	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	35-48
17:45		Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup
17:43		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
17:43		Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup
17:41		Orange defensive rebound
17:27		Jordan Pope personal foul
17:16	+2	Donnie Freeman makes two point layup	37-48
16:45	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point jump shot	37-50
16:35		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
16:33		Tre Johnson defensive rebound
16:24		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:22		Donnie Freeman defensive rebound
16:17		Donnie Freeman misses three point jump shot
16:15		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
16:09		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:07		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
15:58		Chendall Weaver personal foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:48		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
15:46		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
15:41		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point hook shot
15:39		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
15:10		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
15:08		Longhorns offensive rebound
15:08		Longhorns turnover (shot clock violation)
14:56		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
14:54		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
14:49		Julian Larry misses three point jump shot
14:47		Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound
14:44		Tre Johnson turnover (double dribble)
14:32	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists)	39-50
14:19		Julian Larry offensive foul
14:19		Julian Larry turnover (offensive foul)
14:04	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Jyare Davis assists)	41-50
14:04		Tre Johnson shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul)
14:04	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-50
13:48		Ze'Rik Onyema offensive foul
13:48		Ze'Rik Onyema turnover (offensive foul)
13:37	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point dunk (J.J. Starling assists)	44-50
13:36		Longhorns 30 second timeout
13:36		TV timeout
13:14	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Arthur Kaluma assists)	44-52
12:48	+2	Jyare Davis makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	46-52
12:19		Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
12:17		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
12:05	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	49-52
12:01		Jaquan Carlos personal foul
11:31		Kadin Shedrick misses two point jump shot
11:29		Chris Bell defensive rebound
11:20		Chris Bell turnover (bad pass) (Julian Larry steals)
10:59		Jyare Davis personal foul
10:59		TV timeout
10:53		Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup
10:51		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
10:51		Arthur Kaluma personal foul
10:33	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point jump shot	51-52
10:15		Jaquan Carlos personal foul
10:12		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:10		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
10:07		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
10:05		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
9:55		Chris Bell blocks Chendall Weaver's two point layup
9:53		Longhorns offensive rebound
9:53		Jyare Davis personal foul
9:53	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Jordan Pope assists)	51-54
9:30		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
9:28		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
9:27		Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Jyare Davis draws the foul)
9:27		Jyare Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:27		Jyare Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:27		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
8:59		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:57		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
8:52		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Pope steals)
8:47		Chris Bell blocks Tre Johnson's two point layup
8:45		Longhorns offensive rebound
8:41		Tre Johnson turnover (Lucas Taylor steals)
8:15		Kadin Shedrick blocks J.J. Starling's two point layup
8:14		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
8:14		Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (Jyare Davis draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Jyare Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-54
8:14		Jyare Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:14		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
7:58	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point jump shot	52-56
7:49		Orange 30 second timeout
7:49		TV timeout
7:28		Kadin Shedrick blocks Eddie Lampkin Jr.'s two point layup
7:26		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
7:11		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:09		Jyare Davis defensive rebound
6:46	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	54-56
6:28		Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
6:26		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
6:17	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	56-56
5:56		Lucas Taylor personal foul
5:56		Tre Johnson technical foul
5:56		Tre Johnson turnover
5:56		Lucas Taylor technical foul
5:50		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:48		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
5:44		Chendall Weaver misses two point layup
5:42		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
5:42		Jyare Davis shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
5:42	+1	Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-58
5:24	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup	58-58
5:07		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:05		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
4:42		Lucas Taylor turnover (bad pass)
4:27		Tre Johnson misses two point layup
4:25		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
4:07		Chendall Weaver personal foul
4:07		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:07	+1	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-58
3:45	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot	59-60
3:25		Chendall Weaver blocks J.J. Starling's two point layup
3:23		Orange offensive rebound
3:23		TV timeout
3:18	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	61-60
2:58		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:56		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
2:53	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point layup	61-62
2:35		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
2:33		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	61-64
2:10		Orange 30 second timeout
1:53		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
1:51		Jyare Davis offensive rebound
1:50		Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Jyare Davis draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Jyare Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
1:50	+1	Jyare Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
1:36		Kadin Shedrick turnover (traveling)
1:16		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
1:14		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
1:00		J.J. Starling personal foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-65
1:00	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
1:00		Longhorns 30 second timeout
0:42		Jaquan Carlos turnover (bad pass)
0:21		J.J. Starling personal foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
0:21	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
0:16	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	65-68
0:15		Orange 30 second timeout
0:10		Tre Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jaquan Carlos steals)
0:10		Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Jaquan Carlos draws the foul)
0:10		Jaquan Carlos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10	+1	Jaquan Carlos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-68
0:09		Lucas Taylor personal foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-69
0:09	+1	Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
0:04		Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:02		Jordan Pope defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jordan Pope defensive rebound