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Swain, Vokietaitas Double Dip to Help Texas Past LSU 88
Texas Longhorns secured their fifth straight conference win behind double-doubles from Dailyn Swain and Matas Vokietaitas with efficient shooting and strong free-throw performance.
- On Tuesday in Austin, the Texas men's basketball team defeated LSU 88-85 as Dailyn Swain and Matas Vokietaitas each posted double-doubles.
- After a dominant first half, Texas shot 56% to build a 48-33 lead at intermission, led by Mark and Pope with 18 each.
- In the second half, LSU Tigers rallied for 52 points and Max Mackinnon, senior guard for LSU, scored 21 after returning from a knee injury, forcing late free-throw drama.
- The victory boosts Texas Longhorns' NCAA positioning after a sluggish start, and LSU Tigers dropped their fourth straight game, hosting Alabama on Saturday.
- Despite offensive gains, the Longhorns' opponents-turnover ranking was 322nd, and they forced only five in the game, while their 23-of-34 performance at the foul line kept LSU in the game.
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Jordan Pope's late jumper seals Texas' win over LSU
Dailyn Swain scored 21 points and got 10 rebounds and Jordan Pope added 18 points that included a huge basket in the final seconds as Texas outlasted hapless LSU 88-85 on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference clash in Austin, Texas.
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Swain, Vokietaitas double dip to help Texas past LSU 88
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dailyn Swain scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Matas Vokietaitas recorded a double-double and Texas held off gutty LSU for an 88-85 win on Tuesday night. Vokietaitas scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Tramon Mark and Jordan Pope each scored 18 for a Texas squad which shot 56% (29 of 52). The Longhorns’ 23-of-34 performance from the foul line helped keep the Tigers alive. Pope, Swain and Mark were each in do…
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