Grambling State at Texas

Texas has held its first two opponents to 54.5 points per game on 36.8 percent shooting, including 25.6 percent from three. The Longhorns forced 38 turnovers across those games and gave up 18 assists, so opponents have spent most possessions scrambling instead of running anything. Grambling State arrives with 13 new players and a second-year coach in Patrick Crarey. Last season's team went 14-19 and ranked 301st nationally in scoring at 70.3 points per game. Its opener was an 89-87 win over Northern Illinois at a neutral site, decided by a split pair of free throws with four seconds left after a furious second-half comeback. Isaiah Miranda, a 7'2 forward, scored 29 in that game and is the one Tiger who has shown he can pull a defense away from the rim. Texas has scored 109 and 98 in its first two games, so the total comes down to how many possessions Grambling gets to finish. Matas Vokietaitis and David Punch give Texas size inside, and the guards have been taking the ball away. That leaves Grambling needing efficient half-court offense against the length of a top-10 team, and the roster has had one game together to find it. Grambling has one proven scorer to work against that defense, so I'll take the UNDER.