All three Texas NBA teams in action Monday night… Rockets were down three starters In Charlotte in the first part of a back to back. Eric Gordon and John Wall were resting and Christan Wood was still out with an injury. Hornets turned a late 3rd quarter tie game of 87-all into a 22-1 run. It didn’t help matters Houston missed its first ten shots of the 4th and scored just seven points. It tied the fest ever in franchise history. Charlotte won 119-94. Victor Oladipo had 21 in the loss. Houston is now a game below .500. They’re in New Orleans tonight and that’s on TNT.

Spurs hang on and beat GS 105-100. SA was down five at the half. Demar Derozen had 21 points and ten assists including two free throws late to ice it after Steph Curry hit a three to get within 1. DeJountae Murray had 27 points 10 rebounds and EIGHT steals in the win. Spurs are the state’s best fwiw. They run it back with the Warriors tonight.

Mavs barely hang on to beat the one team below them in the western conference standings Minnesota, 127-122. Timberwolves had a late 10-oh run to get it to a one possession game. It was up to 22 in the 2nd half. Josh Richardson hit a fadeaway in the paint with 27.5 seconds left to put Dallas up 5. 11th straight game of 25 or more points for Luka Doncic in the pillow fight. The soft season continues against the Hawks tomorrow night 

Life is short and oh so precious. The college basketball world mourning the loss of UT- Rio Grande Valley basketball coach Lew Hill. Hill passed away Sunday. The Vaqueros had lost at Texas Southern Saturday. His cause of death was not announced. Hill was in his fifth year at the head of the program. He led them to a 20-win season two years ago and they were 8-4 this season. Hill won a national title at San Jac as a player before going to Wichita State and playing in the 1988 ncaa tournament. He later was an assistant for six season at Texas A&M. 

There was one Texas D1 game last night.  Abilene Christian goes to 16-3 with an 82-69 win at A&M-CC. 

Three more Baylor games have been canceled. Sat vs TT and b2b games against WV in a home and home. It comes in accordance with the Big 12’s interruption guidelines. …. Aggies got  two more canceled. 

Tonight #13 Texas is at Kansas State…. TCU home to Iowa State at 8 on ESPNU, and Red Raiders on big ESPN. 7th ranked Texas Tech hosts 14th ranked WV at 8:00 on the south plains. … also Tonight Tarleton St. hosts McMurry.

Stars try to avoid getting swept by Chicago. It’s unknown if Jake Oettinger will remain in goal or Anton Khudobin is back in the goo

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