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Texas Beats Kansas City 71-55 as Shooting Woes Persist

Sean Miller stresses consistency heading into a Rider tune-up before the Maui Invitational.

Overview

  • Texas controlled the game at the Moody Center, never trailed, and pushed the margin to 20 with 4:25 remaining.
  • The Longhorns shot 25-for-63 from the field, 4-for-20 from three, and 17-for-28 at the line, with Matas Vokietaitis going 6-for-12 on free throws.
  • Texas’ defense limited the Roos to 1-for-13 from beyond the arc, with CJ Evans leading Kansas City with 17 points.
  • Dailyn Swain scored 13 and Vokietaitis added 12, while Lassina Traore posted a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double as Texas outrebounded Kansas City 50-34 and had 10 scorers.
  • The performance fell short of pregame projections that favored Texas by roughly 28 points, with Rider up next before the trip to the Maui Invitational.