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.

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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 Texas Longhorns (11-5) head to Norman to face the Oklahoma Sooners (13-3) in the Red River Rivalry with both teams at 0-3 in SEC play. Tip is at 9:00 p.m. Central on SEC Network. The recent slide for the Sooners under fourth-year head coach Porter Moser has been more pronounced than the poor SEC debut for Texas — Oklahoma exited the non-conference schedule ranked No.