Texas vs. Kentucky men's hoops game thread

[Jeff Howe]

This is where we'll discuss tonight's road game for Sean Miller and the Texas men against Kentucky. The Longhorns and Wildcats will tip things off at Rupp Arena at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network.

Texas (11-7, 2-3 SEC) at Kentucky (12-6, 3-2 SEC)

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

6 p.m. 

Rupp Arena (20,545)

GameDay Quick Facts

— TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by SEC Network with Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) on the call.

— RADIO: The Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasLonghorns.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.

— SERIES: Kentucky leads, 2-1. Last meeting: Texas 82-78 (Feb. 15, 2025; Austin).

Notables

— FIRST TIME IN RUPP IN A WHILE: This marks just the fourth all-time meeting between Kentucky and Texas and the first time since the 2014-15 season that the Longhorns have played in Lexington.

— GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Longhorns are averaging 86.3 ppg while converting 48.5-percent from the floor. The 86.3 ppg marks the highest scoring average for Texas since 1994-95 (92.9 ppg) and the first time Texas has averaged over 80 ppg since 2009-10 (81.2 ppg). UT ranks No. 17 nationally in the latest KenPom offensive efficiency stats.

— ON THE MARK: Over the last eight contests, graduate G Tramon Mark has averaged a team-best 17.8 ppg while hitting 49.1-percent (51-104) from the floor, including a 40.5-percent (15-37) mark from three-point range, and recorded at least 13 points in each of the eight games. In SEC play, Mark is averaging a team-high 18.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 32.9 mpg.

 

[Jeff Howe]

Matas gets the first Texas field goal of the night to start things off.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

No Cam Heide tonight due to an illness.

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A huge bucket by Swain, working on Jelavic, to draw the foul. He'll be at the line for a potential three-point play after the first media timeout of the half.

[Jeff Howe]

Kentucky 7, Texas 6

15:25 to go, 1H

[Jordan91]

5 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

No Cam Heide tonight due to an illness.

I thought they benched him. 

[Jeff Howe]

The Longhorns are off to a 3-for-9 shooting start in this one, including 0-for-2 from 3-point range.

[Jeff Howe]

Swain makes his free throw out of the timeout and we're tied, 7-7.

[Jordan91]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

The Longhorns are off to a 3-for-9 shooting start in this one, including 0-for-2 from 3-point range.

On a hot streak. 

[Jeff Howe]

Tough to see Texas give up two offensive rebounds, which led to three Kentucky points.

[Jeff Howe]

On the floor (14:55): Mark, Wilcher, Weaver, Swain and Traore

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A rough couple of minutes off the bench for Traore.

[Jeff Howe]

Weaver's dunk, a driving scoop shot by Swain and a putback by Matas have Texas on a 6-0 run.

[Jeff Howe]

Back-to-back buckets by Oweh, including a steal and a run-out dunk, has Texas trailing Kentucky at the under-12 media timeout.

[Jeff Howe]

Kentucky 14, Texas 13

11:44 to go, 1H

[Jordan91]

3 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

A rough couple of minutes off the bench for Traore.

On the last one Traore was standing straight up. Didn’t see a foul. 

[Jeff Howe]

Swain is 3-for-3 at the foul line, all of them coming out of the first two media timeouts.

[Jeff Howe]

On the floor: Pope, Wilcher, Weaver, Traore and Matas

[Jeff Howe]

Weaver with two aggressive buckets in the first half.

[Jeff Howe]

Dioubate is called for an over-the-back foul. That's Kentucky's sixth team foul.