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AUSTIN, Texas -- Three wins in seven days was just about the perfect start to the season for No. 23 Texas new starting lineup.The rest of the schedule promises to be much more challenging. And it starts right away, far away from the comforts of home.Tevin Mack scored 19 points and Texas rolled to an easy 85-52 victory over Eastern Washington on Thursday night as the Longhorns started smoothing out the rough edges in their 3-0 start.Now the question is, `Can we go on the road? coach Shaka Smart asked. The competition level will go up. We will see better athletes. We will see better size. We will see better teams. How will we answer that?They will know next week when they travel to Brooklyn, New York for the Legends Classic, where their first opponent will be Northwestern.Its going to be fun, Texas guard Kendal Yancy said, especially because were winning.Thats a far different feeling than last season, when Texas started 2/3 after early road trips to China and the Bahamas.Texas had little trouble with Eastern Washington as five Longhorns scored in double figures. Freshman Andrew Jones scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. He had a big first half, making all four of his shots for 12 points in just 9 minutes on the court.Yancy scored 10 points, opening the game with consecutive 3-pointers, and Texas built a 39-24 lead at halftime. Jarrett Allen, Texas 6-foot-11 freshman forward, had four assists in the half by kicking passes out to wide open shooters for 3-pointers.Texas opened the second half with a burst from Eric Davis Jr., who made two 3-pointers in 10-4 run that pushed the lead to 54-28. Jones first basket of the second half, a breakaway dunk, put the Longhorns up by 27 with 11 minutes to play.Bogdan Bliznyuk scored 22 points for Eastern Washington (1-2).Were a little better than we played tonight, but they made us look a lot worse than we are, Eastern Washington coach Jim Hayford said. We dont see athletes like that in the Big Sky (Conference).THE BIG PICTUREEastern Washington: The Eagles were overmatched from the start against their first Big 12 opponent in six seasons. Eastern Washington is 1-24 all-time against ranked opponents.Texas: The Longhorns played their most fluid game with unselfish passes, defensive hustle and an ability to spread the points around the court. Kerwin Roach Jr., who missed the first game because of a suspension, got in his best work at point guard with four assists.POLL IMPLICATIONSTexas still needs win against major conference competition if they hope to impress voters. The next two games against Northwestern and either Notre Dame or Colorado at the Legends Classic, would be a start.MACK ATTACKMack was suspended for the first game for an offseason rules violation but has lead the team in scoring in each of the two games hes played, despite not starting either one. He scored 14 points in 23 minutes against Louisiana Monroe, and played just 21 minutes against Eastern Washington. He has a team-high eight 3-pointers on 14 attempts.INSIDE THE BOX SCORETexas made a season-high 11 3-pointers and Eastern Washington was just 3 of 21 from long range and made just one in the second half. Two of Allens early assists led to Texas 3-pointers. I thought Jarrett really set a tone early in the game by making some terrific passes, Smart said.The Longhorns forced a season-high 16 turnovers.UP NEXT:Eastern Washington hosts Bryant on Monday.Texas faces Northwestern on Monday in Brooklyn, New York. Davide Zappacosta Jersey . 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Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Will Worth and No. 24 Navy played keep-away with Memphis while running the Tigers into the ground.Worth rushed for a career-high 201 yards and three touchdowns, and the Midshipmen put on a dazzling display of ball control in a 42-28 victory Saturday.In addition to operating the triple option in near-flawless fashion, Worth completed three of four passes for 85 yards and two scores.We take what we can get, and today, the quarterback run game was there, Worth said. We could manage that and set up a couple of pass plays to be able to score through the air. Its just executing the game plan.The last Navy player to reach the 200-yard mark on the ground was Keenan Reynolds in 2014.Worth carried 31 times and orchestrated an attack that held the ball for nearly 40 minutes. That left high-scoring Memphis little time to counter-punch.It was kind of hard because we werent doing a great job of getting off the field defensively, Tigers coach Mike Norvell said. Offensively, its hard to be in rhythm, its hard to stay in rhythm.The Midshipmen (5-1, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) gained a season-high 447 yards on the ground, averaging 6 yards per carry.The victory put Navy in sole possession of first place in the AAC West and served as a suitable encore for its 46-40 upset of defending league champion Houston two weeks ago.Navys 14-game home winning streak is its longest at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium since the facility opened in 1959.Tony Pollard returned a kickoff 100 yards and Riley Ferguson completed 25 of 40 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns for Memphis (5-2, 2-1). But the Tigers simply couldnt score enough to offset the damage inflicted by Navys sensational running attack.They kind of got after us up front and we had a couple of assignment issues, Norvell said. But I just thought they did a great job executing.Worths second touchdown run put Navy ahead 28-14 early in the third quarter. Memphis responded with a 9-yard TD pass from Furguson to Daniel Hurd.As the clock wound down in the third quarter, Navvy faced a fourth-and-4 at the Memphis 18.dddddddddddd Norvell called a timeout, forcing the Midshipmen to deal with the possibility of a field goal try into a stiff wind. Instead, Navy sent its offense on the field and went up 35-21 on a touchdown pass from Worth to Tyler Carmona .After Memphis again got within a touchdown, a 52-yard completion by Worth led to a 32-yard field goal try by Bennett Moehring. The kick clanged off the left upright with 5:40 to go.But a fumble by Tigers wide receiver Roderick Proctor was recovered by Navy with 3:39 remaining, and Worth clinched it with a 1-yard plunge.Worth, a 6-foot-1 senior, started the season as a second-string quarterback but was elevated to starting status after Tago Smith injured his right knee in the opener.Heres a kid who was a backup, kept his mouth quiet, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said. Now hes doing great things.TURNOVER EQUALITYMemphis forced 18 turnovers in its first six games, but the only one it got Saturday was when Worth hit the pylon trying to score a touchdown and lost control of the ball. The result was a touchback for the Tigers, whose lone turnover -- Proctors fumble -- was far most costly.THE TAKEAWAYMemphis: The Tigers came in as a slight favorite because their offense hadnt scored fewer than 24 points in any game. But the defense wasnt up for the challenge of Navys running attack, and now Memphis needs help to get to the AAC title game.Navy: The Midshipmen have proven they dont need Reynolds at quarterback to make the triple option sing. Navys running game is tricky, shifty and just about unstoppable for teams not accustomed to chasing the quarterback, fullback and slotback all over the field.UP NEXTMemphis: The Tigers host Tulsa next Saturday night at the Liberty Bowl.Navy: The Midshipmen face AAC East Division co-leader South Florida (6-2, 3-1) on the road Friday night.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '
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