Men's Basketball preview: at Kentucky

Game 19: TEXAS (11-7, 2-3 SEC) at Kentucky (12-6, 3-2 SEC)

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 - 6 p.m. Central / 7 p.m. Eastern

Rupp Arena (20,545) - Lexington, Kentucky

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by SEC Network with Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (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: Kentucky leads, 2-1. Last meeting: Texas 82-78 (Feb. 15, 2025; Austin).

Notables

• FIRST TIME IN RUPP IN A WHILE: This marks just the fourth all-time meeting between Kentucky and Texas and the first time since the 2014-15 season that the Longhorns have played in Lexington.

• GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Longhorns are averaging 86.3 ppg while converting 48.5-percent from the floor. The 86.3 ppg marks the highest scoring average for Texas since 1994-95 (92.9 ppg) and the first time Texas has averaged over 80 ppg since 2009-10 (81.2 ppg). UT ranks No. 17 nationally in the latest KenPom offensive efficiency stats.

• ON THE MARK: Over the last eight contests, graduate G Tramon Mark has averaged a team-best 17.8 ppg while hitting 49.1-percent (51-104) from the floor, including a 40.5-percent (15-37) mark from three-point range, and recorded at least 13 points in each of the eight games. In SEC play, Mark is averaging a team-high 18.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 32.9 mpg.

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Tramon Mark

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