Texas Longhorns vs. Tennessee Volunteers

FINAL

Jan 6, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
TEX	33	38	71
TENN	48	37	85

Game Recap

Ja'Kobi Gillespie scores 34 in No. 21 Tennessee's 85-71 win over Texas. Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 34 points to lead No. 21 Tennessee to a 85-71 victory over Texas on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

TEXAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Camden Heide	35	5-10	4-9	2-2	4	1	1	0	1	3	16
8Matas Vokietaitis	12	2-5	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	2	4	4
0Jordan Pope	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
3Dailyn Swain	23	1-3	1-2	2-3	3	4	3	0	7	2	5
12Tramon Mark	30	7-13	3-6	3-4	5	1	1	1	2	2	20
4Declan Duru Jr.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Nic Codie	17	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
23Lassina Traore	14	0-3	0-0	4-4	3	2	0	0	0	3	4
33Anthon McDermott	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Chendall Weaver	24	3-6	0-1	3-4	3	2	2	0	1	2	9
7Simeon Wilcher	27	3-12	2-8	2-2	2	2	1	0	2	3	10
TOTAL	-	22-5738.6%	11-2937.9%	16-2080.0%	24	14	8	2	16	21	71

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	22	2-4	0-2	4-5	5	2	4	2	5	4	8
6DeWayne Brown II	25	5-7	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	1	1	2	10
34Felix Okpara	16	2-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	4	4
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	38	12-18	5-8	5-5	4	5	3	0	2	1	34
3Bishop Boswell	23	1-2	1-1	1-2	5	3	1	0	1	4	4
13J.P. Estrella	18	3-6	0-1	5-6	6	0	0	0	2	3	11
23Jaylen Carey	20	3-7	0-0	4-7	4	1	0	0	0	0	10
24Troy Henderson	8	0-2	0-2	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	23	1-3	0-1	2-2	3	2	3	1	2	2	4
77Amaree Abram	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0

TOTAL	-	29-5552.7%	6-1540.0%	21-2972.4%	35	14	12	4	13	23	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTEXTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Texas.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee.
(19:38) Jordan Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:34) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(19:16) Dailyn Swain Steal.
(19:12) Dailyn Swain misses driving layup.
(19:09) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:05) DeWayne Brown II makes 4-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
02
+2 (18:41) Matas Vokietaitis makes layup (Dailyn Swain assists).
22
(18:26) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(18:13) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(18:05) Dailyn Swain bad pass turnover.
(18:05) Bishop Boswell Steal.
+2 (18:02) Nate Ament makes driving layup (Bishop Boswell assists).
24
(17:44) Matas Vokietaitis misses layup.
(17:44) Nate Ament Block.
(17:39) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Foul on Tramon Mark.
+1 (17:38) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
25
+1 (17:38) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
26
(17:21) Tramon Mark bad pass turnover.
(17:21) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (17:17) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup.
28
+3 (16:49) Camden Heide makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Pope assists).
58
(16:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:35) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(16:30) DeWayne Brown II bad pass turnover.
(16:30) Tramon Mark Steal.
(16:19) Dailyn Swain bad pass turnover.
(16:19) Amari Evans Steal.
(16:07) Foul on Simeon Wilcher.
(15:52) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(15:49) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Lassina Traore misses layup.
(15:42) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup.
510
(15:39) Foul on Lassina Traore.
+1 (15:39) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 1.
511
(15:28) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(15:10) Lassina Traore misses layup.
(15:09) Tramon Mark Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) Tramon Mark makes layup.
711
(15:09) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(15:09) Tramon Mark misses free throw 1 of 1.
(15:09) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(14:46) Camden Heide Steal.
+2 (14:42) Tramon Mark makes layup.
911
(14:17) Jaylen Carey misses 5-foot hook shot.
(14:13) Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:10) Simeon Wilcher makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dailyn Swain assists).
1211
(13:57) J.P. Estrella misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:51) Texas Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Simeon Wilcher bad pass turnover.
(13:36) Nate Ament Steal.
(13:19) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(13:19) Dailyn Swain Steal.
(13:02) Camden Heide misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:55) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Foul on Lassina Traore.
+1 (12:44) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1212
+1 (12:44) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1213
(12:26) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(12:20) Simeon Wilcher misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:17) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
(12:12) Tramon Mark misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:09) Declan Duru Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Matas Vokietaitis misses 3-foot jumper.
(11:52) Chendall Weaver Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:52) Chendall Weaver makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1413
(11:34) Foul on Declan Duru Jr..
(11:34) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:34) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:34) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1414
(11:14) Foul on Matas Vokietaitis.
(11:14) Matas Vokietaitis turnover.
+2 (11:01) J.P. Estrella makes layup.
1416
(10:33) Jordan Pope misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(10:29) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:28) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
1418
+3 (10:02) Dailyn Swain makes 22-foot three point jumper (Camden Heide assists).
1718
+3 (9:44) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1721
(9:26) Matas Vokietaitis misses 5-foot hook shot.
(9:22) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:18) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup.
1723
(9:05) Foul on Nate Ament.
(8:56) Dailyn Swain out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:42) DeWayne Brown II makes 5-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1725
(8:18) Simeon Wilcher misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:17) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Foul on Matas Vokietaitis.
+1 (8:17) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 1 of 2.
1726
(8:17) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:16) Simeon Wilcher Defensive Rebound.
(7:50) Simeon Wilcher misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:46) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(7:30) Troy Henderson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(7:25) Foul on Nic Codie.
+1 (7:25) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 1 of 2.
1727
+1 (7:25) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 2 of 2.
1728
(7:07) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
+3 (6:58) Nic Codie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Pope assists).
2028
(6:36) Amari Evans misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(6:33) Lassina Traore Defensive Rebound.
(6:28) Simeon Wilcher misses layup.
(6:28) Amari Evans Block.
(6:24) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Foul on Dailyn Swain.
(6:24) Troy Henderson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:24) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(6:24) DeWayne Brown II misses tip in layup.
(6:24) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:06) DeWayne Brown II makes layup (Nate Ament assists).
2030
(5:43) Jordan Pope bad pass turnover.
(5:32) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(5:28) Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Foul on Nate Ament.
(5:28) Dailyn Swain misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:28) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) J.P. Estrella 3 second turnover.
(5:00) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(5:00) Matas Vokietaitis misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:59) Camden Heide Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:45) Matas Vokietaitis makes layup (Dailyn Swain assists).
2230
+2 (4:32) Jaylen Carey makes layup.
2232
(4:32) Foul on Matas Vokietaitis.
(4:32) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:31) Lassina Traore Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Dailyn Swain misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:06) Texas Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:06) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (4:06) Lassina Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2332
+1 (4:06) Lassina Traore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2432
(3:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(3:53) Dailyn Swain bad pass turnover.
(3:53) Amari Evans Steal.
+2 (3:33) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
2434
+2 (3:23) Camden Heide makes driving layup.
2634
+2 (3:07) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Amari Evans assists).
2636
(2:56) Foul on Amari Evans.
+1 (2:56) Tramon Mark makes free throw 1 of 2.
2736
+1 (2:56) Tramon Mark makes free throw 2 of 2.
2836
(2:38) Jaylen Carey misses 12-foot jumper.
(2:35) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:22) DeWayne Brown II makes driving layup.
2838
(2:07) Dailyn Swain bad pass turnover.
+3 (1:54) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 30-foot three point jumper.
2841
(1:42) Tramon Mark misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:27) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2844
(0:56) Camden Heide misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:52) Dailyn Swain Offensive Rebound.
(0:43) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (0:43) Dailyn Swain makes free throw 1 of 2.
2944
+1 (0:43) Dailyn Swain makes free throw 2 of 2.
3044
(0:38) Foul on Tramon Mark.
+1 (0:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
3045
+1 (0:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
3046
+2 (0:11) Tramon Mark makes 10-foot jumper.
3246
(0:11) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
+1 (0:11) Tramon Mark makes free throw 1 of 1.
3346
(0:06) Amaree Abram misses 22-foot jumper.
(0:00) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Amari Evans makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3348

2nd half

Team Stats

TEX

TENN

71Points85

22-57(38.6%)Field Goal(%)29-55(52.7%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)6-15(40.0%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)21-29(72.4%)

31(15)Rebounds(Offensive)37(15)

14Assists14

8Steals12

2Blocks4

16Turnovers13

21(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

1Largest Lead23

Game Details

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 17,402 (80.3%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: TENN -12.5

over/under: 153.5