Southern Jaguars at Texas Longhorns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Matas Vokietaitis scores career-high 28 to lead Texas past Southern 95-69
Vokietaitis, a 7-foot sophomore, made 7 of 10 shots and all 14 of his free throws for the Longhorns (7-3), who improve to 5-1 at home.
Jordan Pope hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 for Texas. Reserves Simeon Wilcher and Camden Heide scored 14 and 11, respectively. Dailyn Swain pitched in with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Maleek Abdelgowad came off the bench and scored 17 to lead the Jaguars (4-5), who drop to 1-5 on the road. Michael Jacobs had 11 points and reserve AJ Barnes scored 10 — all in the second half.
Vokietaitis made 4 of 6 shots and seven free throws, scoring 15 to guide Texas to a 46-27 lead at halftime. Heide added nine points for the Longhorns on 3-for-5 shooting from 3-point range.
Texas shot 56.6% from the floor in the first half, made 5 of 11 from beyond the arc and 11 of 12 at the foul line. Southern shot 30%, hit 2 of 6 from distance and made 7 of 12 free throws.
The Longhorns made 29 of 32 free throws (91%) by the end and led by as much as 31 in the second half and.
Southern: At Texas State on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Joe Manning made Free Throw. | 69 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Southern Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Joe Manning missed Free Throw. | 68 - 95 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 TEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 29-51 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 16-25 | FT | 29-32 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Percentage | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: 10,410 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Southern | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Grambling | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
| Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
| Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 1-10 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Georgia | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| LSU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Missouri | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Auburn | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Alabama | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| South Carolina | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Texas | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Florida | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Mississippi State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |