But the Longhorns — specifically, guard Jordan Pope — refused to give up the lead. Pope, a 6-foot-2 junior who transferred to Texas from Oregon State in the offseason, scored 19 of his team-high 27 points in the second half.

Texas and Oklahoma thought they were leaving the toughest basketball league in the country, only to land right in the middle of this season's version. Or fall straight to the bottom of it, really. The Longhorns and Sooners both left the Big 12 after last season when that league had a reputation as the roughest,

Top-ranked Tennessee held on for a 74-70 win Saturday at Moody Center to keep Texas (11-5, 0-3 SEC) winless in conference play. The Longhorns showed enough moxie to get that elusive signature win, but they just didn’t make enough shots — or grab enough rebounds — down the stretch.

Tennessee escapes the Texas Longhorns after a last-minute run thanks to Zakai Zeigler. Tennessee went to battle with the Texas Longhorns just days after losing by 30 points to the Florida Gators on Tuesday. Tennessee defeated the Longhorns by a score of 74-70 on Saturday following a close contest.

Jordan Pope scored 27 points and Texas blunted Oklahoma’s comeback bid to win a matchup of teams that came in winless in SEC play.

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Jordan Pope scored 27 points as Texas built a big lead and then held off a frenetic rally on the Sooners' home court.

The Sooners stormed back in the second half, cutting the lead from 23 points all the way down to three points, but fell short in the closing minutes.

The Sooners fell to the Longhorns 77-73 at the Lloyd Noble Center, giving coach Porter Moser an 0-7 record against UT since he took the job in 2021.

See our top photos from Oklahoma and Texas in an SEC men's basketball game Wednesday night at Lloyd Noble Center.