Jonathan Holmes' 3-pointer with 2 seconds left lifts No. 7 Texas

ByABC News
November 30, 2014, 2:54 PM

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Texas fell behind 4-0, but then reeled off 10 straight points, holding the Huskies without a basket for six minutes in the first half.

TIP-INS:

UConn: The Huskies lost for the first time in 45 consecutive nonconference games at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies, who play about half of their home games on campus and the other half in Hartford, last loss in Storrs to nonconference foe in 2001. That came against Detroit-Mercy in the NIT tournament. UConn has just five regular-season games left at Gampel Pavilion this season.

Texas: Had held its first five opponents to an average of 52 points a game, and has not given up more than 57 this season. The Longhorns' opponents had been shooting under 30 percent from the field. They held UConn to 30.4 percent.

UP NEXT:

Texas returns home to face Texas-Arlington on Tuesday, before heading back on the road to face No. 1 Kentucky on Friday.

UConn is at home again Friday against in-state rival Yale.

STATS: The Longhorns were playing their third game since Taylor broke his left wrist. They had 13 turnovers, leading to 16 UConn points and shot just 37 percent from the floor. They also were outrebounded 36-35, after coming into the game averaging 14 more rebounds than their opponents.

SIBLINGS: Texas coach Rick Barnes is familiar with UConn freshman Daniel Hamilton. Hamilton's older brother, Jordan, played for Barnes and the Longhorns.

ESPN.com's Andy Katz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.