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AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 10-ranked Texas Longhorns dealt the North Dakota State men's basketball team an 85-50 defeat in the season opener on Friday night in front of 11,232 fans at the Frank Erwin Center. The game was part of the 2k Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.
 
Texas (1-0) limited the Bison to 17-of-62 shooting (27.4 percent), and the Longhorns owned a 51-32 rebounding advantage for the game. Sophomore guard Isaiah Taylor led all players with 16 points. Myles Turner, Texas' freshman phenom, tallied 15 points and six rebounds.
 
NDSU (0-1) was led by 16 points from senior guard Lawrence Alexander, who tied his career-high with four three-pointers. Junior Kory Brown added 10 points for the Bison, and freshman Paul Miller had seven. Junior forward Chris Kading topped NDSU with seven rebounds.
 
The contest was NDSU's 10th against a ranked Division I opponent, with the Bison now holding a 3-7 record in those games.
 
Texas jumped out to a 14-1 lead just over five minutes into the game as the Bison started 1-for-12 shooting. The Longhorns pushed their lead to as many as 24 points at 31-7 on a Demarcus Holland three-pointer with 5:02 left before halftime.
 
The Bison outscored Texas 9-6 over the final four minutes of the first half, with Lawrence Alexander capping the half with a 30-foot three-pointer in the final seconds to make it 38-18 at the break.
 
The Longhorns opened the second half on a 15-4 run to push their lead to 53-22.
 
Along with Miller, Bison freshmen A.J. Jacobson, Evan Wesenberg and Jake Showalter all made their collegiate debuts and scored their first points.
 
NDSU will play at No. 25 Iowa on Monday, Nov. 17. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN3.