AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Jordan Pope recorded a game-high 30 points, but Texas (18-13, 9-9 SEC) dropped a hard-fought 88-85 decision in overtime to Oklahoma (17-14, 7-11 SEC) on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd in Moody Center. With the loss, the Longhorns claimed the No. 10 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament and will face No. 15 seed Ole Miss in a First Round contest on Wednesday, March 11 at 6 p.m. Central (7 p.m. Eastern) on SEC Network.
Pope posted his season high in scoring and tallied a season-best six rebounds while converting 7-of-18 from three-point range (tied his season high) and a season-best 7-of-7 from the free throw line in a season-high 41 minutes. Junior Dailyn Swain tallied 18 points (5-8 FG, 1-2 threes, 7-9 FT), seven rebounds, tied his career high with eight assists and added three steals in a career-high 41 minutes. Graduate Tramon Mark registered 17 points (7-9 FT) in 34 minutes, and sophomore Matas Vokietaitis added 14 points (5-6 FG, 4-4 FT) and six boards in 34 minutes.
Texas took a 5-4 lead following a pair of Swain free throws at the 17:08 mark, but the Sooners scored six-straight points to build a 10-5 cushion after a Tae Davis layup with 15:44 left. A Vokietaitis dunk pulled the Longhorns to within 15-11 at the 12:15 mark, but Oklahoma scored five consecutive points to grab a 20-11 advantage following a Xzayvier Brown three-point play with 11:13 remaining.
A Nigel Pack jumper gave the Sooners a 24-15 lead at the 9:30 mark, before Texas went on a 10-0 run over the next two-and-half minutes to take a 25-24 advantage after a Vokietaitis three-point play with 6:54 left. Oklahoma scored five-straight points to grab a 29-25 cushion following a Brown three-pointer at the 5:27 mark, before the Longhorns used a 13-3 run over the next three minutes to build a 38-32 advantage after a Pope three-pointer with 2:33 remaining. A pair of Derrion Reid free throws at the 1:37 mark cut the lead to 40-36 at the break.
The contest remained tight for the opening 10 minutes of the second half, and a pair of Swain free throws evened the score at 55-55 at the 10:00 mark. The Sooners went on a 14-2 run over the next three minutes to build a 69-57 cushion following a Brown three-pointer with 6:58 left. Texas responded with a 12-2 spurt over the next four-plus minutes to trim the deficit to 71-69 after a Mark jumper at the 2:06 mark.
Oklahoma increased its cushion to 75-69 following a Mohamed Wague dunk with 38 seconds left, before the Longhorns scored five-straight points to cut the margin to 75-74 after three free throws by Mark with 15 seconds remaining. A pair of Davis free throws gave the Sooners a 77-74 advantage with 14 seconds left, before Pope got fouled while shooting a three-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining and made all three free throws to send the contest into overtime.
In the extra session, Pope knocked down a three-pointer to give Texas an 82-81 advantage with 1:18 remaining, but that would be the final lead of the contest for the Longhorns. The Sooners used a Wague tip-in with 1:04 left to grab an 83-82 cushion and added a Reid three-pointer with 11 seconds left to seal the victory.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Oklahoma 88, Texas 85 (OT)
Senior Night
March 7, 2026
Moody Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 11,315
Team Notes
With the loss, the Longhorns earn the No. 10 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament in Nashville. Texas will face No. 15 seed Ole Miss in a First Round contest on Wednesday, March 11 (6 p.m. CT/SEC Network).
Texas fell to 0-2 in overtime games this season.
The Longhorns dropped to 3-4 all-time in overtime contests against Oklahoma, including a 2-3 mark in home overtime games against the Sooners.
Texas fell to 53-17 all-time in games played in Moody Center including a 12-5 mark this season.
The Longhorns lost the rebound battle by a 40-35 margin. Texas has outrebounded 25 of its first 31 opponents this year.
The contest featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes.
The Longhorns faced a 12-point deficit (69-57) with 6:58 remaining in regulation and trailed by six points (75-69) with 38 seconds left. Texas closed the second half on 20-8 run over the last 6:58 to force overtime after Jordan Pope hit three free throws with 3.5 seconds left in regulation.
Texas limited the Sooners to 34.6-percent (9-26) from the floor, including a 1-of-5 (.200) mark from three-point range, in the first half.
Registered a team-best plus-minus total of plus-11 in 24 minutes
Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the 21st time this season (31 games) and 95th time in his career (167 games)
Tied his season high in free throws made (7-9)
Set his season high in scoring (game-high 30 points), previous: 28 (twice)
Set his season high in rebounds (6), previous: 5 vs. Rider (Nov. 18)
Set his season high in free throws made (7-7), previous: 6 (three times)
Set his season high in minutes (41), previous: 39 at Texas A&M (Feb. 28)
Tied his season high in three-point field goals made (7-18)
Reached the 30-point mark for the first time this season (31 games) and fourth time in his career (130 games)
Topped the 20-point mark for the fourth time this year and 20th time in his career
Reached double figures in scoring for the 24th time this season and 95th time in his career
Reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the 28th time this season (31 games) and 53rd time in his career (94 games)
Tied his career high in assists (8), also had 8 vs. DePaul (Feb. 15, 2025) while at Xavier
Set his career high in minutes (41), previous: 39 (twice)
Posted three steals and has now registered at least three steals in nine contests this year
Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 27th time this year (31 games) and 45th time in his career (65 games)
Tied his career high in assists (2)
Made his second start of the season and 42nd of his career