The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Saturday, January 17
Austin, Texas
5 p.m. CT
University of Texas
vs
Texas A&M
Moody Center
Men's Basketball preview: Texas A&M (Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown)
01.16.2026 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns host the Aggies on Saturday (5 p.m. CT, ESPN) in Moody Center.
Game 18: TEXAS (11-6, 2-2 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1 SEC)
Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 - 5 p.m. Central
Moody Center (10,763) - Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN with Roy Philpott (play-by-play) and Jon Crispin (analyst) on the call.
• RADIO: The Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasLonghorns.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 140-87. Last meeting: Texas 94-89 [2ot] (Mar. 13, 2025; Nashville).
Notables
• RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST THE AGGIES: The Longhorns have won eight of the last 10 and 45 of the last 56 meetings between the two schools since the start of the 1989-90 season. Texas has won 11 consecutive and 24 of its last 25 home contests against the Aggies entering Saturday's game.
• BACK-TO-BACK BIG WINS: With its victories at No. 13 Alabama last Saturday and vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt on Wednesday, Texas has recorded back-to-back wins in consecutive games against AP Top 15 opponents for the first time since Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2023 (wins over No. 11 Baylor and at No. 7 Kansas State).
• ON THE MARK: Over the last seven contests, graduate G Tramon Mark has averaged a team-best 18.4 ppg while hitting 50-percent (45-90) from the floor, including a 42.4-percent (14-33) mark from three-point range, and 80.6-percent (25-31) from the fre throw line and recorded at least 15 points in each of the seven games.
Players Mentioned
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