LIVE UPDATES: Texas trailing Tennessee late in the second half
The Longhorns have won two important games at the SEC Tournament in Nashville and find themselves in the quarterfinals. Awaiting them is Tennessee, a team that earned a double bye and has yet to play this weekend.
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The Longhorns need another win to further entrench themselves as a NCAA Tournament team, while a loss probably makes Selection Sunday a difficult day for those in burnt orange.
Tip off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. or 25 minutes after the completion of Ole Miss vs. Auburn. Live updates below.
Texas down 12 at the under-4
03/14/2025 04:42:34 PMTexas needs to make up 12 points in 3:43. 75-63 Tennessee 3:43.
Longhorns down 9 at the under 8
03/14/2025 04:31:12 PMTre Johnson currently has four fouls and went to the bench at the 8:47 mark. Texas has battled to make it a single-digit game again, but Johnson’s availability is going to be massive. It’s evident Texas is feeling the effect of playing its third game in three days, as Mark, Pope, and others are running low on energy. 67-56 Tennessee 7:25 2H.
Tennessee takes its largest lead of the game
03/14/2025 04:10:54 PMTexas has not been able to cut into the Volunteer lead, and what was a three-point lead for Tennessee at halftime has ballooned to 10 after a number of mistakes made by the Longhorns in a critical stretch. All six makes by the Volunteers have been in the paint. 55-45 Tennessee 13:47
Volunteers lead by five at the under-16
03/14/2025 04:02:35 PMTexas continues to play quality basketball but can’t do anything to cut into the halftime deficit. Jahmai Mashack is the second Vol to reach double figures. 49-44 Tennessee 15:39 2H
Longhorns down three, Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier on fire
03/14/2025 03:38:17 PMChaz Lanier is 8-for-11 with 19 points for the Vols. Tramon Mark has eight points, Jordan Pope has seven points, Jayson Kent has six points, Arthur Kaluma has five points, Kadin Shedrick has four points, and Chendall Weaver has three points. The Longhorns look gassed, playing their third game in three days while the Volunteers are in game one.
Longhorns trail by three at half
03/14/2025 03:37:59 PMLonghorns keeping the game close with Tennessee
03/14/2025 03:27:30 PMThe Longhorns trail Tennessee 37-33 with 2:57 left in the half after a very entertaining stretch of ball that went almost 2.5 minutes without a whistle. Seven Longhorns have scored, and Tre Johnson just hit his first three-pointer of the game on a difficult stepback three.
Volunteers start to gain some momentum at the under-eight
03/14/2025 03:15:47 PMBoth teams traded runs, with Tennessee gaining a lead as large as seven followed by a Longhorn run that cut the lead to one. But problems with breaking the press reared their heads again. Jordan Pope turned the ball over on the inbounds pass, and Tennessee turned it into a three pointer to extend the lead to six at the under eight.
28-22 Tennessee 7:18
Chaz Lanier dominating early, but score still close
03/14/2025 03:04:53 PMTennessee’s Chaz Lanier has 14 of the Volunteers’ 18 points already, and has hit a number of difficult three point shots. He’s 6-for-8 to start. Tramon Mark, who left due to a hard fall, has returned. Tre Johnson also got extended rest. 18-14 Tennessee 1H
Vols lead early, Mark returns to the bench
03/14/2025 02:56:14 PMTexas is 3-for-8 to start and Tennessee is 5-for-9, with one of those makes occurring when the Longhorns left Chaz Lanier wide open for no good reason. Tramon Mark made a return to the regular bench during the course of his break and had what looked like a heating pad on his back. 11-7 Tennessee 14:38 1H
Tramon Mark exits the game due to a hard fall
03/14/2025 02:51:46 PMWith about 17:38 left in the half , Tramon Mark takes a hard fall that sees him get hit on the leg and then fall hard on the left side of his rear by Igor Milicic. He leaves and is being attended to by the trainer just by the Texas bench.
