Texas Longhorns Stampede Over Drexel Dragons in Moody Center Rout

The Texas Longhorns, ranked 4th, showcased their dominance with a resounding 82-42 victory over the unranked Drexel Dragons. The Longhorns' season record now stands impressively at 1-0, while the Dragons fall to a disappointing 0-1 start.

From the opening quarter, the Longhorns set a relentless pace that the Dragons struggled to match. The home team's scoring was consistent throughout the game, starting with 19 points in the first quarter and peaking at an impressive 34 points in the third. The final quarter saw them add another eight points to seal their victory. On defense, Texas was just as formidable; they amassed eight blocks and twelve steals over four quarters of play.

The statistics further underscored Texas' superiority on court; they outperformed Drexel across almost every metric. With an overall field goal percentage of forty-four percent from seventy-one attempts and fifty percent from beyond the arc, their shooting was efficient and effective. They also excelled at free throws with fifteen made from twenty-one attempts, translating to seventy-one percent accuracy.

In contrast, Drexel's efforts were stifled by Texas' robust defense leading to only eighteen field goals made out of fifty-one attempts for a thirty-five percent completion rate. From three-point range, they managed just twenty-one percent accuracy which couldn't compete with Texas' sharpshooting.

Rebounding was another area where Texas showed their class by securing fifty-one rebounds compared to Drexel's twenty-three. This included an overwhelming number of offensive rebounds for Texas (twenty-two), which led directly to twenty-two second-chance points – doubling what Drexel could muster in this category.

The assist-to-turnover ratio told its own story: while both teams committed one team turnover each during playtime lasting three hours and twenty minutes apiece – individual player turnovers were higher for Drexel (twenty) than for Texas (ten). Consequently, this resulted in an assists turnover ratio of two point three for Texas against zero point five five for Drexel – highlighting better ball control and teamwork by the home side.

Texas capitalized on turnovers too; they scored twenty-eight points off turnovers while limiting Drexel to seven such points. Additionally noteworthy is that all players remained eligible throughout as there were no foul outs or ejections recorded during gameplay.

As fans celebrate this commanding performance by their beloved Longhorns at Moody Center before an enthusiastic crowd of seven thousand four hundred eighty-seven attendees on March 22nd at around 2:00 PM CT – it’s clear that this team has set a high bar early in Portland Tournament's first round game one.