Tre Johnson wows again as No. 19 Texas drills Houston Christian

Freshman sensation Tre Johnson scored 28 points to lead a balanced Texas attack as the 19th-ranked Longhorns poured it on early in the second half on the way to a 90-59 win over Houston Christian on Friday in Austin, Texas.Texas (1-1) never trailed and was up by seven at halftime before reeling off a 24-2 run to begin the second half. Johnson was a big part of that spurt as he canned a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points in that stretch.Johnson has scored a combined 57 points in Texas’ first two games.Arthur Kaluma added 15, Chendall Weaver had 12, Jordan Pope scored 11 and Kadin Shedrick and Jayson Kent hit for 10 points each for the Longhorns in the Friday victory. Texas lost to Ohio State in Las Vegas in its season opener on Monday.Julian Mackey led the Huskies (1-1) with 20 points. Bryson Dawkins added 13, all in the first half.Texas led from the jump but never by as many as six points until Kaluma canned a jumper at the 14:56 mark to push the advantage to 15-9. Houston Christian fought back, closing within 27-24 on an Elijah Brooks’ free throw with 7:26 to play in the half.

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