No. 11 Texas Longhorns dial long distance, thump No. 2 Gonzaga at home 93-74

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 11 Texas Longhorns gave the No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs a taste of what Big 12 Conference basketball could be like for them Wednesday at Moody Center.

Texas shot 51.5% from the field and drained 13 three-pointers to run away with a 93-74 win over the Bulldogs to move to 3-0 early in the nonconference schedule.

Gonzaga, in Spokane, Washington along the border with the Idaho panhandle, has reportedly been in talks with Big 12 officials about becoming members of the conference, and it certainly raised some eyebrows around the country as the Bulldogs dominate the mid-major West Coast Conference year-in and year-out. Never at a loss for words, West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said Gonzaga would be in for an "awakening," if they joined the conference.

If Wednesday night was any indication, they'll have to get better at defending the three-point line. Texas let it fly from long range and drained 13 of 29 three-point shots with Marcus Carr and Tyrese Hunter doing most of the damage. Carr shot 4-for-9 and Hunter made 5 of 8 from long range, most coming in the middle of Texas runs that sent the fans into a near-deafening frenzy.

Hunter finished with a game-high 26 points and Carr had 16 points.

Gonzaga's 6-foot-10 forward Drew Timme, who torched the Longhorns for 37 points in 15 of 19 shooting last year in Spokane, had 18 points and nine rebounds but also had five turnovers. Disu, Brock Cunningham, Christian Bishop and Timmy Allen held the national player of the year candidate to just 10 shots. Timme didn't score a field goal in the second half until the 12:28 mark.

Texas (3-0) travels to the Rio Grande Valley next week to take on Northern Arizona in the Leon Black Classic at UTRGV in Edinburg.

This story is in the process of being updated and will be completed later this evening