Mississippi 68, at Texas 79

AUSTIN, Texas (Interstat) — Matas Vokietaitis scored 27 points and Texas used a dominant first-half performance to build a substantial lead before holding off a second-half rally from Mississippi for a 79-68 victory in a Southeastern Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. A crowd of 10,585 watched the Longhorns improve to 15-9 overall, while the Rebels fell to 11-12. The most important part of the game was Texas’s early command, established through interior superiority and defensive pressure. The Longhorns built a 37-25 halftime lead by outscoring Mississippi 32-16 in the paint over the first 20… Read more...