AUSTIN, Texas (AP) \u2014 Matas Vokietaitis scored 27 points, and Texas scored the last 14 points of the game to beat Mississippi 79-68 on Saturday for the Longhorns’ third straight win.<\/p>\n
Jordan Pope converted a four-point play to give Texas a 69-68 lead with 2:43 to play. Dailyn Swain’s three-point play made it 72-68, and Simeon Wilcher hit a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left before the Longhorns closed it from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
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