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Men's Basketball rides second-half surge to top No. 21/22 Georgia, 87-67
01.24.2026 | Men's Basketball
Swain posts a game-high 26 points and five steals, while Mark records a season-high 23 points.
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior guard/forward Dailyn Swain posted a game-high 26 points and graduate guard Tramon Mark added a season-high 23 points to lead Texas (12-8, 3-4 SEC) to an 87-67 victory over No. 21/22 Georgia (16-4, 4-3 SEC) on Saturday afternoon in Moody Center. With the win, the Longhorns improved to 4-3 this season against AP Top 25 opponents.
Swain converted a career-best 12-of-16 field goals, including 2-of-4 from three-point range, and added six rebounds, a season-high five steals (one shy of career high) and two assists in a career-high 39 minutes. His five steals marked the first time a Texas player had recorded at least five steals in a contest since Marcus Carr posted five thefts against TCU on March 10, 2023.
Mark hit a season-high 10-of-16 field goals, including 3-of-7 from three-point range, and tied his season high with six rebounds while adding four assists and one steal in 34 minutes. Sophomore Matas Vokietaitis tallied 14 points (5-7 FG, 4-5 FT), a game-high eight rebounds and two blocked shots in 23 minutes, and senior Jordan Pope registered 14 points (4-8 FG, 5-5 FT) and three assists without a turnover in 31 minutes.
Georgia entered the contest leading the nation in scoring offense (94.8 ppg), but the Longhorns limited the Bulldogs to 67 points on 43.1-percent (22-51) from the floor, including a 31.6-percent (6-19) mark from three-point range. Trailing 37-30 at the break, Texas posted a 57-30 scoring margin in the second half en route to the 20-point win.
Texas jumped out to a 6-2 lead following a Pope jumper at the 17:39 mark, before the Bulldogs responded with an 8-2 spurt over the next two-plus minutes to grab a 10-8 advantage after a Somto Cyril three-point play with 15:23 left. A Chendall Weaver layup evened the score at 12-12 at the 14:00 mark, but Georgia used a 7-1 run to build a 19-13 cushion following a Justin Abson dunk with 11:31 remaining.
A Jordan Ross layup gave the Bulldogs a 27-21 edge at the 5:42 mark, before a Weaver jumper and a Mark three-pointer pulled the Longhorns to within 27-26 with 4:50 left. A Swain layup in transition trimmed the margin to 30-28 at the 4:02 mark, but Georgia closed the half on a 7-2 run to take a 37-30 lead into the break.
Texas opened the second half with an 8-0 spurt over the first 2:06 to grab a 38-37 advantage after a Swain layup in transition at the 17:54 mark. The Bulldogs built a 47-43 cushion following a Marcus Millender three-pointer with 15:22 remaining, before the Longhorns responded with a 12-2 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes to take a 55-49 lead after a Swain layup at the 12:57 mark.
A Jeremiah Wilkerson three-pointer pulled Georgia to within 55-52 with 12:40 left, but that was as close as the Bulldogs would get the rest of the way. The Longhorns blew the game open with a 26-6 run over the next eight-plus minutes to build an 81-58 cushion following a Pope jumper at the 4:11 mark.
Texas returns to action when it travels to face Auburn on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Tip is set for 6 p.m. Central in Neville Arena, and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 87, #21/22 Georgia 67
January 24, 2026
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,523
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 4-3 this season against AP Top 25 opponents, including a 2-0 mark in games played in Moody Center. The Longhorns have registered ranked wins against No. 23 NC State (neutral site), No. 13 Alabama (road), No. 10 Vanderbilt (home) and No. 21 Georgia (home).
- UT improved to 6-9 in the all-time series against Georgia and snapped a three-game losing skid to the Bulldogs.
- Texas improved to 50-15 all-time in games played in Moody Center, including a 9-3 mark this season.
- The Longhorns improved to 12-6 all-time in games against AP Top 25 opponents in Moody Center.
- Georgia entered the contest leading the nation in scoring offense (94.8 ppg). Texas limited the Bulldogs to 67 points on 43.1-percent (22-51) from the floor, including a 31.6-percent (6-19) mark from three-point range.
- The Longhorns converted 58.3-percent (35-60) from the floor and registered 17 assists on 35 made field goals while committing just 12 turnovers on the afternoon.
- Trailing 37-30 entering the break, Texas posted a 57-30 scoring margin in the second half. The Longhorns hit 68.8-percent (22-32) from the floor, including 5-of-11 (.455) from three-point range, and 8-of-10 (.800) free throws in the final 20 minutes. Texas held Georgia to 37.5-percent (9-24) from the floor in the second half.
- UT posted a plus-7 (32-25) rebound margin and has now outrebounded 17 of its first 20 opponents.
- Texas registered 11 offensive boards (same number as Georgia) and has now reached double digits in offensive rebounds in 17 of its first 20 games.
- The Longhorns tallied 10 steals on the day, marking their second-highest total of the season (11 vs. Chaminade).
- Set his season high in scoring (23 points), previous: 21 vs. Vanderbilt
- Set his season high in field goals made (10-16), previous: 9 vs. FDU
- Tied his season high in rebounds (6)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the fifth time this season (20 games), fourth time in SEC play this year and 23rd time in his career (156 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 14th time this year and 88th time in his career
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 15th time this year (20 games) and 86th time in his career (119 games)
- Set his career high in field goals made (12-16), previous: 10 (four times)
- Set his season high in steals (5), just one shy of his career high
- Set his career high in minutes (39), previous: 37 (twice)
- His five steals marked the first time a Texas player has registered at least five steals in a contest since Marcus Carr had five thefts against TCU on March 10, 2023 in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals
- Topped the 20-point mark (game-high 26 points) for the fifth time this season (20 games), third time in SEC play this year and sixth time in his career (83 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 18th time this year and 43rd time in his career
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 16th time this year (20 games) and 34th time in his career (54 games)
- Tied his season high in assists (4) and did not commit a turnover in 22 minutes
