Jeff Howe

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

Kentucky 7, Texas 6 15:25 to go, 1H

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.

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

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.

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He’s now moved ahead of Dirk Nowitzki with the sixth most career points scored in NBA history. Up next is Michael Jordan in fifth place.

Since Quandre Diggs is on a roster, there are Longhorns still in the NFL playoffs who've played for Mack Brown (Diggs), Charlie Strong (Diggs, Lil'Jordan Humphrey, PJ Locke, Malcolm Roach, Brandon Jones, Poona Ford and Michael Dickson), Tom Herman (Humphrey, Locke, Roach, Jones, Ford, Dickson, Jahdae Barron, Sam Ehlinger, Brenden Schooler, Jordan Whittington and Byron Murphy) and Steve Sarkisian (Barron, Schooler, Whittington, Murphy and Bill Norton).

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That's it for Sean Miller.

On how the Aggies were able to limit Matas, Miller said Rashaun Agee had a lot to do with it. "He was, in many ways, the difference in the game," Miller said.

Miller's biggest issue with the defense is how good Texas was on defense in the first half, compared to the lapses in the second half.

Miller said Texas couldn't get stops because there weren't five guys locked in at the same time when they needed to be for a full possession. "Until we're able to just do that better," he said, "we're leaving ourself very vulnerable."

Miller: "They beat us in the second half."

Miller: "I'll be shocked when I watched those first four minutes of the second half if I see a Texas team flying around... We were not that team."

After the first four minutes of the second half, Miller liked the effort. What Texas didn't do, however, was get the stops it needed to turn the tide.

Miller said there have been times this season where the bench has played well, but tonight wasn't one of those nights.

Miller: "We're looking for high performance. That's what it takes in the SEC. Our performance wasn't at that level today."

Miller, again, pointing out that it was too easy for A&M to get a few buckets in the second half. Texas wasn't able to replicate that eight-point run on the other end of the floor.

Miller said the team's miscues tonight are on him more so than any of the other games this season.

Miller said a decent amount of Rashaun Agee's 17 points came either on coverage breakdowns defensively or Agee getting second-chance points.