Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Texas Longhorns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Vokietaitis scores 22, Pope adds 21 to help Texas beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 94-71
Vokietaitis, a 7-foot sophomore who transferred from Florida Atlantic, made 4 of 5 from the field and hit a career-high tying 14 of his 21 foul shots. Dailyn Swain had 14 points and tied his career best with 10 rebounds — his second double-double of the season — and Tramon Mark scored 17 points for Texas (9-4).
Joseph Locandro made three 3-pointers and scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting before he fouled out with about seven minutes to play for Maryland Eastern Shore (4-13). Jaden Cooper had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Zion Obanla scored 10.
The Hawks have lost seven straight.
Pope hit a 3-pointer, the Longhorns forced a 10-second violation, and Pope made another 3 just 22 seconds later that capped a 10-2 spurt and made it 29-18 with 8:18 left in the first half.
Locandro made a layup to open the second half that made it 40-36, but Vokietaitis scored six straight points in a 12-2 run that pushed the lead into double figures for good. Swain threw down a fast-break dunk that gave the Longhorns a 52-38 lead with 15:42 left in the game.
Texas shot 53% (28 of 53) from the field and set season highs from free throws made (31) and attempted (42).
Texas plays Mississippi State at home on Jan. 3 in a Southeastern Conference opener.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Maurice Vassel makes free throw 1 of 1 | 71 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Nic Codie subbing in for Texas | 70 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Matas Vokietaitis subbing out for Texas | 70 - 94 |
Statistics
 UMES |
 TEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 28-53 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 15-21 | FT | 31-42 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 29 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 100 |
Game Information
Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: 10,888 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 0-0 | - | 9-5 |
| Norfolk State | 0-0 | - | 6-9 |
| Delaware State | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
| North Carolina Central | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0-0 | - | 4-13 |
| Morgan State | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |
| Coppin State | 0-0 | - | 2-14 |
| South Carolina State | 0-0 | - | 1-13 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Georgia | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| LSU | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Missouri | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Alabama | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Texas | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Auburn | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Florida | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| South Carolina | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Mississippi State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |