{"id":118755,"date":"2026-01-11T04:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/118755\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T04:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:59:12","slug":"texas-shocks-no-13-alabama-on-road-picks-up-first-signature-win-under-sean-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/118755\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas shocks No. 13 Alabama on road, picks up first signature win under Sean Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. \u2014 Jordan Pope scored 28 points, Dailyn Swain added 18 and a huge block in the waning seconds, and Texas<\/a> stunned No. 13 Alabama 92-88 on Saturday night for its first Southeastern Conference win of the season.<\/p>\n

Tramon Mark also scored 18 for the Longhorns (10-6, 1-2 SEC), who avoided a three-game skid to open league play. Mark\u2019s layup with 23 seconds remaining gave Texas some cushion in crunch time.<\/p>\n

Pope closed it out by making four consecutive free throws. Pope and Swain played with four fouls apiece down the stretch. Pope finished with six of the team\u2019s 10 3-pointers, and Swain grabbed eight rebounds.<\/p>\n

The biggest play of the game came when Swain blocked Aden Holloway\u2019s drive to the basket in a three-point game in the final minute. Pope got the loose ball and was perfect from the line.<\/p>\n

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Texas started the second half with a 20-8 run that opened up a 13-point lead the Longhorns never relinquished. Alabama cut it to 75-74 with a little more than 5 minutes to play but couldn\u2019t get over the hump and lost for the second time this week.<\/p>\n

Labaron Philon led the Crimson Tide (11-5, 1-2) with 21 points and five assists, but he also had five turnovers. Holloway added 18 points and Taylor Bol Bowen chipped in 11 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. But Bowen\u2019s effort wasn\u2019t enough to prevent Texas from outrebounding Alabama 48-38.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Texas hosts No. 11 Vanderbilt on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Alabama plays at Oklahoma on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s TV\/Radio listings (January 11)<\/a>No. 14 Texas Tech survives furious rally from Colorado, picks up first road win of year<\/a><\/p>\n

Find more college sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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