A decisive second-half run lifted Texas (19-10, 8-8 Big 12) to a resounding 81-65 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday at Moody Center. After Oklahoma State tied the game at 52-52 with 12:20 left, the Longhorns reeled off a 14-0 run and cruised to the win.

By winning its first pair of back-to-back games in the Big 12 this season, Texas strengthened its postseason positioning. The Longhorns are now tied for seventh place in the conference race with TCU. They need just one more win or one more loss by Central Florida to avoid one of the bottom four spots in the conference standings, which means an extra game at next week’s Big 12 Tournament. Better yet for their hopeful fans, the Longhorns trail Kansas, BYU and Texas Tech by just one game, which means they still have an outside shot at two Big 12 byes into the conference tournament quarterfinals.

Here are three things we saw from Texas’ win over Oklahoma State:

Rodney Terry: Defense keyed Texas' big run

After Oklahoma State tied the game at 52-52, the Cowboys went 3½ minutes without a point. They’d make just four more baskets the rest of the game as Texas pulled away for the win. The Longhorns held Oklahoma State to 41% shooting for the game and just 5-of-19 from the 3-point line. Javon Small, the Cowboys’ leading scorer, made just four shots and went 0-for-3 on his 3-point shots while being hounded by guards Tyrese Hunter and Chendall Weaver.

They said it: “It's all predicated on getting stopped, and we were really putting a big premium on that at that point of the game. We’re, like, ‘Hey, guys, we're taking care of the basketball, we’re just not getting stops.’  We had to sit down, guard hard, and cut a couple of these guys’ water off.” — Texas coach Rodney Terry on his the 14-0 run

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Dylan Disu: Impact was made beyond points

Dylan Disu again led Texas with 17 points. He’s tied with Kansas forward Hunter Dickinson for the Big 12 lead with 18.1 points a game in conference play, and he’s reached double-figure points in 13 of the past 15 games. But Disu’s game goes beyond scoring, as evident by his career-high five assists and continuous chatter with his teammates.

They said it: “He (Disu) is a great leader. I'm a young guy, and he always coaching me up and pushing me, telling me what to do.” — Texas guard Chendall Weaver

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Weaver, Cunningham, Shedrick: Powering the bench

For the second consecutive game, Weaver came off the bench and helped key a big performance from the Texas reserves. He scored 16 points in 21 minutes while setting a season-high in points for the second consecutive game, forward Kadin Shedrick produced eight points, six rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes, and forward Brock Cunningham had eight points, seven rebounds and a pair of assists in 24 minutes.

They said it: “I kind of view (them) like starters, almost like Jabari Rice was for us last year. Chendall provides great defense and offense both at the rim and in transition, and then Kadin can explode for 10 points in 10 minutes so he's a great player when he gets into his bag and does what he's great at. So it's been great to have the bench guys really step up.” — Texas forward Dylan Disu

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Up next: Baylor

Texas visits the new Foster Pavilion in Waco on Monday when it aims for a season sweep over No. 15 Baylor. The Longhorns knocked off the Bears 75-73 Jan. 20 on a buzzer-beating layup by Hunter, who had 21 points in the win. Baylor, trying to strengthen its case for a top-four seed from the NCAA Tournament selection committee, pulled away from Kansas for an 82-74 home win Saturday.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Three things we saw in Texas basketball's win over Oklahoma State