Texas was undermanned and off a final-seconds loss to Texas Tech, but the Longhorns came together for Saturday's 82-67 win over Kansas State. After a shorthanded victory by the No. 4 Longhorns (11-2, 5-1 Big 12) against the Wildcats (5-9, 1-5), sixth-year Texas head coach Shaka Smart put a roller-coaster week into perspective.
"Just proud of the guys for responding after a tough few days," Smart said. "Obviously, the loss on Wednesday was devastating and really, really disappointing for our team and staff. We knew we had to turn the page. The guys were really mature with the approach on Thursday in practice and in our film session. And on Friday, we find out we're going to be without a few guys. It was just unlike any other season, which is how this season's been.
"But I thought the guys, tonight, really executed what we were trying to do. We wanted to play with great pace on offense. Thought they did a good job of that. We set a tone in the first half defensively. Obviously, second half wasn't as good on defense. But I thought holding them to 24 points was huge in the first half, just to set a tone for what we wanted to be about."
From the morale of a bounce-back triumph and a handful of key players stepping up, here is everything else Smart had to say after Saturday's game at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
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