Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark scored 19 factors every to assist Thirteenth-seeded Texas maintain off No. 12 Vanderbilt 79-72 on Wednesday in a Southeastern Convention event first-round slugfest in Nashville, Tenn.
The Longhorns received regardless of not making a subject aim within the last 6:17.
The Longhorns (18-14) — thought-about a bubble staff to make the NCAA Match — superior to play rival Texas A&M within the second spherical on Thursday. Texas and Texas A&M cut up their two video games this season.
Texas, which had misplaced 4 of its previous 5 video games coming into the event, led by 15 factors at halftime.
The Longhorns stoked their result in as many as 18 factors earlier than Vanderbilt (20-12) pulled to inside 72-65 when Devin McGlockton hit a brief jumper with 1:34 to play to cap a 10-2 run. Late free throws by Mark and Kadin Shedrick helped the Longhorns end out the win.
Jordan Pope added 14 factors, Arthur Kaluma scored 11, and Jayson Kent took 10 rebounds for Texas.
Vanderbilt’s Jason Edwards led all scorers with 20 factors whereas Tyler Nickel had 14. Chris Manon hit for 12 and McGlockton completed with 10 factors and 10 rebounds. The Commodores now await their destiny for the NCAA Match.
The Commodores led early earlier than Texas reeled off 12 straight factors, with a dunk by Shedrick giving the Longhorns a 15-7 benefit on the 11:41 mark of the primary half.
Texas elevated its result in 17 factors when Kaluma’s thunderous dunk off a jabstep was adopted by Mark’s layup and two free throws by Shedrick, the latter with 1:09 remaining within the half.
Vanderbilt acquired a layup and two free throws from Tyler Tanner to chop into the deficit earlier than Johnson poured in a jumper to provide Texas a 41-26 benefit on the break.
Kaluma led all scorers with 11 factors earlier than halftime whereas Johnson and Mark had 9 every for Texas.
Manon’s six factors paced the anemic Vanderbilt assault; the Commodores shot simply 31 % from the ground within the half, have been 1-for-9 from past the arc and produced their fewest factors in a primary half all season.
–Discipline Stage Media
