May 6, 2025
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Men’s Basketball wins in overtime at No. 25/nr Mississippi State, 87-82 – University of Texas Athletics

Tramon Mark layup at Miss State

Mark posts a game-high 24 points and Johnson adds 23 points, as the Longhorns record their fourth victory over a ranked opponent this season.

Graduate guard Tramon Mark registered a game-high 24 points, and freshman guard Tre Johnson added 23 points to lead Texas (17-13, 6-11 SEC) to an 87-82 overtime win at No. 25/nr Mississippi State (20-10, 8-9 SEC) at Humphrey Coliseum on Tuesday night. The Longhorns earned their fourth victory over an AP-ranked opponent this season, as they previously claimed wins over No. 22 Missouri, No. 13 Texas A&M and No. 15 Kentucky.

Mark, who missed the previous game against Georgia on Saturday with a back injury, came off the bench and converted 9-of-13 field goals, including tying his collegiate career high by hitting 4-of-6 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 free throws to go along with four rebounds and one block in 29 minutes. Johnson hit 8-of-16 field goals, including 6-of-9 from three-point range, while posting four assists, three rebounds and one steal in a career-high 43 minutes.

Senior Arthur Kaluma recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in 35 minutes, and graduate Kadin Shedrick added 10 points (3-6 FG, 1-1 threes), four boards and two blocks in 22 minutes.

After a Johnson layup gave the Longhorns an early 4-3 advantage at the 17:29 mark, Mississippi State used a 9-0 spurt over the next four minutes to grab a 12-4 cushion following a Keshawn Murphy layup with 13:20 remaining. Texas answered with a 14-3 run over the next four minutes to take an 18-15 lead after a Mark three-pointer at the 9:22 mark.

Jordan Pope jumper gave the Longhorns a 22-21 advantage with 6:54 left, but the Bulldogs used a 9-3 spurt over the next two-plus minutes to grab a 30-24 cushion following a R.J. Melendez three-pointer at the 4:38 mark. Mississippi State built a 32-26 lead after a Cameron Matthews dunk with 3:50 remaining, before Texas closed the half with an 11-0 run to take a 37-32 advantage into the break.

The Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to 40-36 following a Matthews layup at the 17:57 mark, before the Longhorns used an 11-4 spurt over the next three minutes to build a 51-40 cushion after a Pope layup with 14:53 left. Texas extended the margin to 54-42 following a Shedrick three-pointer at the 13:24 mark, but Mississippi State scored eight-straight points to cut the gap to 54-50 after a Murphy layup with 10:38 remaining.

The Longhorns took a 58-51 lead following a Shedrick free throw at the 9:46 mark. A pair of Josh Hubbard free throws pulled the Bulldogs to within 62-59 with 5:51 remaining, before Texas scored six straight points to take a 68-59 advantage after a Mark three-pointer at the 4:44 mark.

A Shedrick free throw gave the Longhorns a 69-60 cushion with 3:52 remaining, before Mississippi State scored seven-straight points to cut the deficit to 69-67 after a Murphy layup at the 1:15 mark. Texas increased its lead to 71-67 following a Mark jumper with 16 seconds left, but Hubbard hit two free throws with 13 seconds remaining and Riley Kugel converted a layup after a steal with nine seconds to force overtime.

Texas took an 82-77 lead following a Shedrick follow dunk at the 1:07 mark, before the Bulldogs rallied to score five-straight points and tie the score at 82-82 after a Kugel three-point play with 32 seconds left. The Longhorns did not allow a point the rest of the way and used a single free throw from Shedrick, a pair of free throws by Mark and two free throws from Kaluma to seal the victory.

Texas is back on the court when it hosts Oklahoma on Saturday, March 8. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT in Moody Center, and the game will be televised nationally by SEC Network.

Tonight’s contest marked the first matchup between Texas and Mississippi State since the 2012-13 season. It marked UT’s first trip to Starkville since Dec. 11, 1976.

The Longhorns earned their fourth win over an AP-ranked opponent this season (No. 25 Mississippi State). Texas previously claimed wins over No. 22 Missouri (Jan. 21), No. 13 Texas A&M (Jan. 25) and No. 15 Kentucky (Feb. 15).

Texas improved to 6-3 in the all-time series against Mississippi State. The Longhorns have won the last five meetings in the series.

UT improved to 17-10 under head coach Rodney Terry in games decided by five points or less OR in overtime.

Texas has now registered 15 victories against AP Top 25 opponents under head coach Rodney Terry.

The contest included six ties and seven lead changes.

The Longhorns improved to 1-1 this season in overtime contests. Each of UT’s last two SEC road games has gone to overtime (at Arkansas on Feb. 22).

Texas converted 11-of-23 (.478) from three-point range on the night while limiting the Bulldogs to 6-of-25 (.240) from beyond the arc.

The Longhorns posted a 14-4 advantage in second-chance points and a 35-25 margin in bench scoring.

Topped the 20-point mark (23 points) for the 13th time in his career (28 games)

Reached double figures in scoring for the 27th time in his career

Set a career high in minutes (43)

Recorded a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) for the eighth time this season (28 games) and 16th time in his career (129 games)

Reached double figures in scoring for the 22nd time this season and 90th time in his career

Reached double figures in rebounds for the 10th time this season (28 games) and 19th time in his career

Set his season high in rebounds (10)

Reached double figures in rebounds for the first time this season (22 games) and 13th time in his career (146 games)

Recorded a team-best plus-minus total of plus-18 in 25 minutes

Topped the 20-point mark (game-high 24 points) for the second time this year (24 games) and 18th time in his career (131 games)

Tied his career high in three-point field goals made (4-6)

Tied his season high in field goals made (9-13)

Reached double figures in scoring for the 12th time this year and 70th time in his career

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