Texas Longhorns at Vanderbilt Commodores
· SEC Tournament - 1st Round
Mark, Johnson score 19 each and Texas holds off Vanderbilt rally in 79-72 SEC Tournament win
Texas, in its first SEC Tournament, will play No. 5 seed Texas A&M in the second round on Thursday.
Texas led by 15 points at halftime and by 15 points again with 4 1/2 minutes to go before Tyler Nickel made a pair of free throws and Devin McGlockton's layup got Vanderbilt within 70-59.
The Longhorns’ next possessions included a failed one-and-one opportunity and two 3-point misses while the Commodores trimmed their deficit to 72-65 with 1:34 remaining. Vanderbilt got within seven points three more times, but the Longhorns closed out the win with seven made free throws in eight attempts.
Jordan Pope scored 14 points and was 5-for-5 on free throws for Texas (18-14) and Arthur Kaluma scored 11 points, all in the first half. Mark made 9 of 11 free throws and the Longhorns were 25 for 34 from the line.
Jason Edwards scored 20 points, Nickel 14 and Chris Manon 12 for Vanderbilt (20-12). McGlockton had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Texas shot 48% and scored 22 points in the paint in the first half on the way to a 41-26 halftime lead. The Longhorns had an early 12-0 run and Kaluma scored five points in a 12-3 run that led to a 39-22 lead.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jason Edwards made Layup. | 79 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Chendall Weaver subbing in for Texas | 79 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jordan Pope subbing out for Texas | 79 - 70 |
Statistics
 TEX |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 24-58 |
| 46.3 | Field Goal % | 41.4 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 15.8 |
| 25-34 | FT | 21-30 |
| 73.5 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fouls | 25 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 13,840 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 34-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |