Dylan Disu shares Texas' mindset after Brock Cunningham foul

In the Texas Longhorns’ final visit to Lubbock as members of the Big 12 conference, they were able to come away with a huge road victory over Texas Tech, 81-69. However, that game wasn’t being talked about just for the Longhorns’ victory.

In the second half, Texas forward Brock Cunningham picked up a Flagrant 2 foul and was ejected from the game. That sent the Texas Tech faithful in attendance into a frenzy, resulting in a swift change to the atmosphere. After the injection and a few technical foul free throws for both teams, the Red Raiders attempted to use that energy to spark a comeback. But unfortunately for them, they were unsuccessful in that attempt. And in the postgame press conference, Longhorns forward Dylan Disu explained why.

“Yeah, after that, we knew that we had to stick together,” said Disu. “I think when things like that happen, it tends to juice up the crowd as well as the other team. So we definitely knew they were gonna have another burst of energy. But we just had to stick together [and] continue to play defense, like we had been all game. And then, just left the offense come to us.”

At the time of Cunningham’s ejection, Texas was in full control of the game with a 25-point lead. Texas Tech would rally afterward, cutting the lead by as much as 10 points, but that is as close as the Red Raiders would get before they threw in the towel in the final few minutes.

Texas Tech throws debris following Brock Cunningham ejection

Whenever Texas travels to Lubbock, the crowd gets riled up. Especially since the Longhorns are visiting for the final time as members of the Big 12. Moving on to the SEC, Texas Tech fans do not know when their bitter rivals will be back at United Supermarkets Arena.

Players can let some emotions show as well, with Cunningham getting a little too physical in the second half. When going after a loose ball, Cunningham hip-checked a Texas Tech player and brought the two teams together. While nothing came of the scrum, a Flagrant 2 foul was called against Cunningham, and he was ejected from the game.

Cunnigham does have a reputation inside of the Big 12 for being aggressive and fouling opponents. However, there was no doubt about this one and he was escorted into the locker room by Texas staff members with his Horns up.

Even though the call went in their favor, Texas Tech fans were not happy with what unfolded on the court. They began to throw debris, with water and beer bottles coming from the stands. A class B technical foul was then called on the Red Raiders, giving Texas a pair of shots from the free throw line.