Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Vokietaitis scores 27 points, Texas ends game on 14-0 run to beat Ole Miss 79-68
Jordan Pope converted a four-point play to give Texas a 69-68 lead with 2:43 to play. Dailyn Swain's three-point play made it 72-68, and Simeon Wilcher hit a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left before the Longhorns closed it from the free-throw line.
Vokietaitis shot 9 of 11 from the floor and 9 of 12 at the free-throw line, and was a point shy of matching a career high. Tramon Mark added 19 points and Pope finished with 13 for Texas (15-9, 6-5 Southeastern Conference), which led by as many as 18 points in the first half.
Eduardo Klafke scored 16 points for Ole Miss (11-12, 3-7). Kezza Giffa made 10 of 12 free throws and finished with 10 points. The Rebels have lost five straight.
Camden Heide's 3-pointer sparked a 16-0 run that gave the Longhorns a 29-11 lead with about seven minutes left in the first half. Mark scored nine points and Vokietaitis chipped in four during the stretch.
Ole Miss closed the first half with a 9-4 surge to cut the deficit to 37-25 at the break. The Rebels shot 27% overall and missed 10 of their 12 3-point attempts.
Texas: at Missouri on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Matas Vokietaitis Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Kezza Giffa misses 14-foot jumper | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Dailyn Swain makes free throw 2 of 2 | 68 - 79 |
Statistics
 MISS |
 TEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 27-51 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 13-17 | FT | 20-23 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 18 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 16 | Percent Led | 76 |
Game Information
Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: 10,585 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 27-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 18-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |