Texas kept its grip on first place in the Big 12 thanks to Christian Bishop’s huge...
Texas forward Christian Bishop celebrates after making a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Manhattan, Kan. Texas won 69-66. MANHATTAN, Kan. — Texas forward Christian Bishop posted up just outside Bramlage Coliseum’s visiting locker room, a sleeve of ice wrapped around his right knee, a to-go box of warm food in hand and a smile stretched across his face.
And from a personal standpoint, he’d just had the half of his life: 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, six rebounds , two blocks and one steal in 14 ferocious minutes. The same locker room that housed an exuberant Texas celebration once the comeback was completed was filled with frustration at halftime. In truth, given how sloppy the Longhorns had played, they were lucky to be downBut this wasn’t uncharted territory. Texas stormed back from 18 points down to beat TCU on Jan. 11. Three days later it overcame a 12-point deficit to beat Texas Tech.
“I can’t say on this mic right now,” sophomore guard Tyrese Hunter said of Bishop’s halftime verbiage. “He was frustrated. But he knew he could get more out of himself. He didn’t get down on himself.” Bishop’s teammates fed off his fury, stringing together stops and scoring with efficiency to take a six-point lead with 7:32 left after yet another Bishop putback.
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