The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
18-13,9-9SEC
Oklahoma
17-14,7-11SEC
Men's Basketball falls to Oklahoma in overtime, 88-85
03.08.2026 | Men's Basketball
Pope records a game-high 30 points in Saturday’s home loss to conclude the regular season.
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Jordan Pope recorded a game-high 30 points, but Texas (18-13, 9-9 SEC) dropped a hard-fought 88-85 decision in overtime to Oklahoma (17-14, 7-11 SEC) on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd in Moody Center. With the loss, the Longhorns claimed the No. 10 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament and will face No. 15 seed Ole Miss in a First Round contest on Wednesday, March 11 at 6 p.m. Central (7 p.m. Eastern) on SEC Network.
Pope posted his season high in scoring and tallied a season-best six rebounds while converting 7-of-18 from three-point range (tied his season high) and a season-best 7-of-7 from the free throw line in a season-high 41 minutes. Junior Dailyn Swain tallied 18 points (5-8 FG, 1-2 threes, 7-9 FT), seven rebounds, tied his career high with eight assists and added three steals in a career-high 41 minutes. Graduate Tramon Mark registered 17 points (7-9 FT) in 34 minutes, and sophomore Matas Vokietaitis added 14 points (5-6 FG, 4-4 FT) and six boards in 34 minutes.
Texas took a 5-4 lead following a pair of Swain free throws at the 17:08 mark, but the Sooners scored six-straight points to build a 10-5 cushion after a Tae Davis layup with 15:44 left. A Vokietaitis dunk pulled the Longhorns to within 15-11 at the 12:15 mark, but Oklahoma scored five consecutive points to grab a 20-11 advantage following a Xzayvier Brown three-point play with 11:13 remaining.
A Nigel Pack jumper gave the Sooners a 24-15 lead at the 9:30 mark, before Texas went on a 10-0 run over the next two-and-half minutes to take a 25-24 advantage after a Vokietaitis three-point play with 6:54 left. Oklahoma scored five-straight points to grab a 29-25 cushion following a Brown three-pointer at the 5:27 mark, before the Longhorns used a 13-3 run over the next three minutes to build a 38-32 advantage after a Pope three-pointer with 2:33 remaining. A pair of Derrion Reid free throws at the 1:37 mark cut the lead to 40-36 at the break.
The contest remained tight for the opening 10 minutes of the second half, and a pair of Swain free throws evened the score at 55-55 at the 10:00 mark. The Sooners went on a 14-2 run over the next three minutes to build a 69-57 cushion following a Brown three-pointer with 6:58 left. Texas responded with a 12-2 spurt over the next four-plus minutes to trim the deficit to 71-69 after a Mark jumper at the 2:06 mark.
Oklahoma increased its cushion to 75-69 following a Mohamed Wague dunk with 38 seconds left, before the Longhorns scored five-straight points to cut the margin to 75-74 after three free throws by Mark with 15 seconds remaining. A pair of Davis free throws gave the Sooners a 77-74 advantage with 14 seconds left, before Pope got fouled while shooting a three-pointer with 3.8 seconds remaining and made all three free throws to send the contest into overtime.
In the extra session, Pope knocked down a three-pointer to give Texas an 82-81 advantage with 1:18 remaining, but that would be the final lead of the contest for the Longhorns. The Sooners used a Wague tip-in with 1:04 left to grab an 83-82 cushion and added a Reid three-pointer with 11 seconds left to seal the victory.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Oklahoma 88, Texas 85 (OT)
Senior Night
March 7, 2026
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 11,315
Team Notes
- With the loss, the Longhorns earn the No. 10 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament in Nashville. Texas will face No. 15 seed Ole Miss in a First Round contest on Wednesday, March 11 (6 p.m. CT/SEC Network).
- Texas fell to 0-2 in overtime games this season.
- The Longhorns dropped to 3-4 all-time in overtime contests against Oklahoma, including a 2-3 mark in home overtime games against the Sooners.
- Texas fell to 53-17 all-time in games played in Moody Center including a 12-5 mark this season.
- The Longhorns lost the rebound battle by a 40-35 margin. Texas has outrebounded 25 of its first 31 opponents this year.
- The contest featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes.
- The Longhorns faced a 12-point deficit (69-57) with 6:58 remaining in regulation and trailed by six points (75-69) with 38 seconds left. Texas closed the second half on 20-8 run over the last 6:58 to force overtime after Jordan Pope hit three free throws with 3.8 seconds left in regulation.
- Texas limited the Sooners to 34.6-percent (9-26) from the floor, including a 1-of-5 (.200) mark from three-point range, in the first half.
- Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-11 in 24 minutes
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the 21st time this season (31 games) and 95th time in his career (167 games)
- Tied his season high in free throws made (7-9)
- Set his season high in scoring (game-high 30 points), previous: 28 (twice)
- Set his season high in rebounds (6), previous: 5 vs. Rider (Nov. 18)
- Set his season high in free throws made (7-7), previous: 6 (three times)
- Set his season high in minutes (41), previous: 39 at Texas A&M (Feb. 28)
- Tied his season high in three-point field goals made (7-18)
- Reached the 30-point mark for the first time this season (31 games) and fourth time in his career (130 games)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the fourth time this year and 20th time in his career
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 24th time this season and 95th time in his career
- Reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the 28th time this season (31 games) and 53rd time in his career (94 games)
- Tied his career high in assists (8), also had 8 vs. DePaul (Feb. 15, 2025) while at Xavier
- Set his career high in minutes (41), previous: 39 (twice)
- Posted three steals and has now registered at least three steals in nine contests this year
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 27th time this year (31 games) and 45th time in his career (65 games)
- Tied his career high in assists (2)
- Made his second start of the season and 42nd of his career
