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Men's Basketball defeats Ole Miss, 79-68
02.07.2026 | Men's Basketball
Vokietaitis records a game-high 27 points during Saturday’s home win.
AUSTIN, Texas — Sophomore center Matas Vokietaitis posted a game-high 27 points to lead Texas (15-9, 6-5 SEC) to a 79-68 victory over Ole Miss (11-12, 3-7 SEC) in Moody Center on Saturday afternoon. This marked the first time since the Longhorns joined the SEC prior to the start of the 2024-25 season that Texas has recorded three consecutive league victories.
Vokietaitis converted 9-of-11 field goals (tying his career high) and hit 9-of-12 free throws while adding seven rebounds in a career-best 35 minutes. His 27 points were one shy of his career high, as he previously had 28 against Southern on Dec. 8. Graduate Tramon Mark posted 19 points (8-14 FG, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and four assists against just one turnover in 35 minutes, while senior Jordan Pope tallied 13 points (6-6 FT) in 21 minutes.
Ole Miss opened the scoring with a three-pointer by Augusto Cassia at the 19:04 mark, before the Longhorns went on an 11-1 run over the next three minutes to grab an 11-4 advantage following three free throws from Pope with 16:07 left. The Rebels answered with five-straight points to trim the lead to 11-9 after a pair of Kezza Giffa free throws at the 14:28 mark.
Ole Miss cut the deficit to 13-11 following an A.J. Storr jumper with 12:52 remaining, before Texas went on a 16-0 run over the next five-and-a-half minutes to build a 29-11 cushion after a Mark jumper at the 7:21 mark. A Dailyn Swain jumper gave the Longhorns a 33-16 advantage with 3:25 left, but the Rebels closed the half on a 9-4 spurt to pull to within 37-25 at the break.
Ole Miss started the second half by going 9-for-9 from the floor over the opening eight minutes and took a 47-45 lead following an Eduardo Klafke three-pointer at the 12:12 mark. A Vokietaitis layup gave the Longhorns a 55-52 advantage with 9:10 remaining, but the Rebels answered with six-consecutive points to grab a 58-55 cushion after a Koren Johnson layup at the 7:51 mark.
Ole Miss took a 68-65 advantage after an Ilias Kamardine three-pointer with 3:35 left, but that would mark the final lead of the game for the Rebels. Texas responded with a Pope four-point play, a Swain three-point play after a big-time offensive board and a Simeon Wilcher three-pointer with the shot clock running down to build a 75-68 cushion with 41 seconds remaining. The Longhorns held Ole Miss scoreless for the remainder of the contest and went 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final 29 seconds to close out the scoring.
Texas has a mid-week bye before returning to action when it travels to face Missouri on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Central in Mizzou Arena, and the game will be televised nationally by either ESPN or ESPN2.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 79, Ole Miss 68
February 7, 2026
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 10,585
Team Notes
- This marks the first time since Texas joined the SEC prior to the 2024-25 season that the Longhorns have recorded three consecutive conference victories (79-69 at Oklahoma, 84-75 vs. South Carolina, 79-68 vs. Ole Miss).
- The Longhorns improved to 10-7 in the all-time series against Ole Miss.
- Texas improved to 52-15 all-time in games played in Moody Center, including an 11-3 mark this season.
- The Longhorns converted 52.9-percent (27-51) from the floor and 87.0-percent (20-23) from the free throw line during the afternoon.
- Texas held Ole Miss to 40.7-percent (24-59) from the floor, including a 29.2-percent (7-24) mark from three-point range, during the victory.
- The Longhorns posted a plus-9 (36-27) rebound margin and have now outrebounded 21 of their first 24 opponents.
- Texas registered a 32-16 advantage in points in the paint and a 20-9 margin in second-chance points.
- During the second half, the Longhorns hit 57.7-percent (15-26) from the floor and 9-of-10 (.900) free throws.
- Texas limited Ole Miss to 25 points on 29.4-percent (9-33) from the floor, including a 16.7-percent (2-12) from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes while building a 37-25 halftime cushion.
- UT led by as much as 18 points (29-11) at the 7:21 mark of the first half.
- Reached double figures in scoring (19 points) for the 16th time this year (24 games) and 90th time in his career (160 games)
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-25 in 35 minutes while adding five rebounds and four assists against just one turnover
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 18th time this season (24 games) and 89th time in his career (123 games)
- Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line
- Topped the 20-point mark (game-high 27 points) for the fifth time this season (24 games) and seventh time in his career (58 games)
- His 27 points were one shy of his career high (28 vs. Southern on Dec. 8)
- Set his career high in minutes (35), previous: 34 vs. Mississippi St. (Jan. 3)
- Tied his career high in field goals made (9-11)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 20th time this year and 38th time in his career
- Converted 9-of-12 free throws and reached double digits in free throws attempted for the eighth time this season
