For the No. 13 seed Texas Longhorns, NCAA Tournament hopes that stood at 14.2 percent entering Wednesday, according to BartTorvik.com, received a boost from a 79-72 win over the No. 12 seed Vanderbilt Commodores at Bridgestone Arena in the SEC Tournament.
In one of the best performances by the Longhorns in recent weeks, head coach Rodney Terry’s team never trailed after facing a 7-5 deficit early in the first half, leading by as many as 18 points prior to the under-eight timeout in the second half.
With senior wing Tramon Mark taking over duties as the primary ball handler, the Houston and Arkansas transfer scored 19 points aided by 9-of-11 shooting from the free-throw line.