AUSTIN, Texas — Junior forward Kamaka Hepa tied his career high with 15 points to lead No. 4/4 Texas (11-2, 5-1) to an 82-67 victory against Kansas State on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Hepa, who had seen action in just three of UT's first 12 games and played a combined total of 8:15, knocked down a career-best 5-of-8 from three-point range and added three rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 26 minutes.
The Longhorns had just eight available scholarship players for Saturday's contest, as Greg Brown, Brock Cunningham and Kai Jones were not available for the game.