The Texas Longhorns will have another chance to earn a Quad I back-to-back on defense Saturday against the Georgia Bulldogs on Moody Center Court.

With just one win in three conference home games and the program’s NCAA Tournament odds below 40 percent, the Longhorns are under increasing pressure to secure a win at the Forty Acres, but consistently making winning plays is a challenge for head coach Sean Miller’s team, according to Bart Torbic.

At the forefront of those issues is an inability to defend without fouling. In Wednesday’s 85-80 loss to Kentucky at Lexington in Lexington, Texas was called for 23 fouls that led to 30 free throws for the home team, including a critical error late in the game that contributed to the final result.

“This is a Texas problem,” Miller said. “We have a virus called fouling that has plagued us since the beginning of Game 1 until tonight. It’s not the officials, it’s not Kentucky. We’re going to foul the living shit out of you.”

The Longhorns, who lost at home to the Bulldogs and Aggies, also suffered from other mistakes, including poor defensive rebounding and situational awareness in a shocking overtime loss to Mississippi State, and various setbacks that ruined their chance to beat Texas A&M last week.

“I think there were times this year when we played really well at home, but we just haven’t been able to play the way we needed to through several games. Frankly, we couldn’t finish a hard-fought game with a win,” Coach Miller said Friday.

Another area of ​​focus is improving three-point defense. The Horns rank 237th nationally in opponents’ shooting percentage of 34.9 percent.

“We do a good job of limiting attempts, but we had some big halves in the first half or second half where we got a lot of momentum from 3-pointers. And being able to defend 3-pointers is something we know we can get better at,” Miller said.

Against A&M, Texas allowed 6-of-10 shots in the second half, including three 3s by Rylan Griffen within the first four minutes of the second half, but the Aggies had a decisive break at halftime, and the Longhorns were never able to recover.

Like Texas A&M, Georgia plays at a high pace with one of the best adjusted tempos in the country, but the Bulldogs have some noteworthy aspects of their statistical profile, including a low assist percentage, mediocre 3-point shooting, and an inability to close down possessions with defensive rebounds.

Head coach Mike White’s team has a guard-heavy lineup led by California transfer Jeremiah Wilkinson, UTSA transfer Marcus Millender and Blue Cain. In the frontcourt, center Somt Cyril has another notable statistical profile, making 52 of his 72 baskets on dunks this season.

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