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Men's Basketball dominates Rider, 99-65
11.19.2025 | Men's Basketball
Swain posts a game-high 26 points while Heide adds a career-high 20 points in Tuesday’s win.
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior guard/forward Dailyn Swain recorded a game-high 26 points and junior forward Camden Heide added a career-best 20 points to lead Texas (4-1) to a 99-65 victory over Rider (1-3) on Tuesday night in Moody Center. Sophomore center Matas Vokietaitis also posted 20 points, as a trio of Longhorns topped the 20-point mark in the win.
Swain converted 9-of-11 field goals, tied a career high by hitting 8-of-8 from the free throw line and added five boards, three assists and two steals in 26 minutes. His 26 points were one shy of his collegiate high, as he had 27 while at Xavier last year against Illinois in the NCAA Tournament. Heide went 7-of-11 from the floor, including a career-best 6-of-9 from three-point range, and grabbed five rebounds in 25 minutes.
Vokietaitis converted 6-of-8 field goals and 8-of-12 free throws in 21 minutes and also finished one point shy of tying his collegiate high in points, as he had 21 twice while at FAU last season. Junior guard Simeon Wilcher recorded 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 threes, 2-2 FT) and five assists without a turnover in 22 minutes.
The Longhorns scored the opening five points of the contest and raced out to a 14-2 lead following a pair of Swain free throws at the 17:01 mark. Texas increased its cushion to 21-6 after a Chendall Weaver layup in transition with 14:05 remaining, before the Broncs used an 8-0 run over the next two-plus minutes to trim the margin to 21-14 following a Flash Burton three-pointer at the 11:45 mark.
A Burton jumper pulled Rider to within 31-24 with 4:53 left. Texas responded with an 8-0 spurt over the next two-and-a-half minutes to grab a 39-24 advantage after a pair of Wilcher free throws at the 2:06 mark. Wilcher later sank a three-pointer with one second remaining in the half to give the Longhorns a 44-28 lead at the break.
A Burton jumper trimmed the gap to 49-32 at the 18:18 mark, before Texas went on a 7-0 run over the next three-and-a-half minutes to increase its cushion to 56-32 following a Swain dunk in transition with 14:47 left. The Broncs pulled to within 61-41 after a Zion Cruz free throw at the 12:09 mark, but that was as close as Rider would get the rest of the way.
The Longhorns used an 18-5 run over the next five minutes to build a 79-47 advantage following a Vokietaitis layup with 7:13 remaining. Texas increased the lead to as much as 37 points (96-59) after a Wilcher layup at the 1:51 mark before cruising to the finish line.
Texas returns to the court on Monday, Nov. 24 when it travels to Maui to face Arizona State in the opening round of the Southwest Maui Invitational. Tip is set for 10:30 p.m. CT (6:30 p.m. HT) at the Lahaina Civic Center, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 99, Rider 65
November 18, 2025
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,641
Team Notes
- This marked the first meeting between Texas and Rider in the sport of men's basketball.
- Texas improved to 45-12 all-time in games played in Moody Center (4-0 this season). The Longhorns are now 29-1 all-time in non-conference games in Moody Center.
- Texas posted team season highs in points (99), field goal percentage (.550), three-point field goals made (11-30), free throws made (22) and free throws attempted (34).
- UT converted 55.0-percent (33-60) from the floor, including an 11-of-30 (.367) mark from three-point range, during the win.
- The Longhorns registered 19 assists (on 33 made field goals) against just six turnovers on the night.
- Texas tallied a +2 rebound margin (39-37) and has outrebounded each of its first five opponents this season.
- UT registered a 34-4 advantage in fast-break points and tallied a 91-12 margin in fast-break points during the four-game homestand.
- The Longhorns scored the first five points of the game and never trailed in the contest.
- Texas claimed a 42-8 margin in points in the paint and a 19-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
- The Longhorns scored 55 points in the second half while converting 56.3-percent (18-32) from the floor, including a 7-of-16 (.438) mark from three-point range.
- Did not play (groin injury)
- Set career highs in points (20) and three-point field goals made (6-9) and tied his career high in field goals made (7-11)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the first time this year (4 games) and in his career (79 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the first time this year and eighth time in his career
- Made his first start as a Longhorn and ninth of his collegiate career
- Topped the 20-point mark (game-high 26 points) for the first time this year (5 games) and second time in his career (68 games)
- His 26 points were one shy of his career high (27 while at Xavier last year)
- Tied his career high in free throws made (8-8)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time this year and 30th time in his career
- Topped the 20-point mark (season-high 20 points) for the first time this season (5 games) and third time in his career (39 games)
- His 20 points were one shy of his career high (21, twice while at FAU last year)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time this year and 23rd time in his career
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-36 in 21 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (12 points) for the second time this year (5 games) and 16th time in his career (69 games)
- Tied his career high in assists (5) and did not commit a turnover in 22 minutes
