Maryland-Eastern Shore 71, at Texas 94

AUSTIN, Texas (Interstat) — The Texas Longhorns, powered by a dominant second-half surge and a career night from freshman center Matas Vokietaitis, pulled away from the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks for a 94-71 victory in nonconference men’s basketball action Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center. A crowd of 10,888 saw the Longhorns (9-4) overcome a spirited first-half effort from the visiting Hawks (4-13) to secure a comfortable win before entering Southeastern Conference play. The game’s defining stretch came early in the second half, where Texas transformed a modest six-point halftime lead into an insurmountable advantage. Texas led 40-34 at intermission… Read more...