KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas coach Rodney Terry decided shortly before facing Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals that he would be cautious with Timmy Allen, his senior leader, who'd been dealing with a nagging lower leg injury.

Sir'Jabari Rice, Arterio Morris and Dylan Disu picked up the slack quite nicely.

Rice jumped into the starting lineup and scored 13 points, Disu scored 11 while playing more minutes than he has nearly all season, and Morris contributed 10 while also getting extended time. Together, the trio helped the seventh-ranked Longhorns roll to a defensive-mind...