Longhorns Pull Away in Second Half to Defeat Hawks

AUSTIN, Texas (Interstat) — Texas used a dominant second-half performance to defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 94-71 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center.

Leading 40-34 at halftime, the Longhorns outscored the Hawks 54-37 after the break. Matas Vokietaitis led Texas with 22 points, while Jordan Pope added 21 and Tramon Mark scored 17. A crowd of 10,888 watched the Longhorns improve to 9-4. The Hawks, who got 34 first-half points but could not keep pace, fell to 4-13. Texas was a heavy pregame favorite and the combined score went over the projected total.