Texas Longhorns vs. BYU Cougars

Mar 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TEX	46	33	79
BYU	37	34	71

Game Recap

Vokietaitis has 23 as No. 11 seed Texas gets past Dybantsa and No. 6 BYU 79-71 in March Madness. Matas Vokietaitis had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 11 seed Texas knocked off sixth-seeded BYU 79-71 on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, overcoming 35 points from Cougars...

Player Stats

TEXAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Camden Heide	20	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	2	5
8Matas Vokietaitis	33	10-17	0-0	3-11	16	1	0	1	1	2	23
0Jordan Pope	32	4-11	3-9	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	3	11
3Dailyn Swain	37	6-12	1-3	1-1	5	6	1	0	1	3	14
12Tramon Mark	35	6-13	3-6	4-4	4	2	2	4	1	2	19
10Nic Codie	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
2Chendall Weaver	20	2-4	0-1	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	2	5
7Simeon Wilcher	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	2

TOTAL	-	31-6647.0%	8-2236.4%	9-1850.0%	36	14	6	5	8	19	79

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	40	11-25	1-7	12-12	10	1	0	0	5	1	35
13Keba Keita	24	1-1	0-0	3-3	4	0	1	3	0	5	5
30Kennard Davis Jr.	39	3-5	1-3	2-3	2	2	0	1	0	2	9
6Aleksej Kostic	21	2-7	2-7	2-3	1	0	1	0	0	1	8
1Robert Wright III	37	7-17	0-4	0-1	2	3	2	0	2	2	14
24Dominique Diomande	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Khadim Mboup	18	0-0	0-0	0-2	5	0	2	0	0	3	0
5Mihailo Boškovic	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
34Abdullah Ahmed	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	24-5642.9%	4-2218.2%	19-2479.2%	25	6	6	4	7	19	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTEXBYU

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Texas.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
+3 (19:47) Jordan Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper.
30
(19:33) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(19:33) Tramon Mark Steal.
(19:29) Jordan Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:27) Camden Heide Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:27) Camden Heide makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
50
(19:12) Robert Wright III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Jordan Pope Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Jordan Pope traveling turnover.
+2 (18:44) AJ Dybantsa makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
52
+3 (18:20) Tramon Mark makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
82
+2 (18:06) Robert Wright III makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
84
+2 (17:51) Dailyn Swain makes driving layup.
104
(17:35) Robert Wright III misses driving layup.
(17:35) Tramon Mark Block.
(17:34) BYU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:29) AJ Dybantsa makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
106
(17:19) Tramon Mark misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:16) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:01) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
108
(16:43) Matas Vokietaitis misses alley oop dunk.
(16:42) Texas Offensive Rebound.
(16:29) Camden Heide misses 7-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:27) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:27) Matas Vokietaitis makes 0-foot tip in layup.
128
+2 (16:12) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
1210
+3 (15:48) Camden Heide makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dailyn Swain assists).
1510
+2 (15:28) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Robert Wright III assists).
1512
(14:57) Dailyn Swain misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:56) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
(14:54) Jordan Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:54) Texas Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:53) team shot clock turnover .
(14:44) AJ Dybantsa misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:42) Matas Vokietaitis Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Camden Heide misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(14:19) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Foul on Dailyn Swain.
+1 (14:15) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
1513
+1 (14:15) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
1514
+2 (13:48) Chendall Weaver makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Jordan Pope assists).
1714
(13:32) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Khadim Mboup Offensive Rebound.
(13:29) Foul on Camden Heide.
+2 (13:21) Kennard Davis Jr. makes driving layup.
1716
(13:21) Foul on Chendall Weaver.
+1 (13:21) Kennard Davis Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1717
+2 (13:03) Dailyn Swain makes driving layup.
1917
(13:03) Foul on Dominique Diomande.
+1 (13:03) Dailyn Swain makes free throw 1 of 1.
2017
+2 (12:46) AJ Dybantsa makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
2019
(12:14) Chendall Weaver bad pass turnover.
(12:14) Khadim Mboup Steal.
+2 (12:05) Robert Wright III makes driving layup.
2021
+3 (11:43) Jordan Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dailyn Swain assists).
2321
(11:22) Robert Wright III misses driving layup.
(11:22) Tramon Mark Block.
(11:21) Simeon Wilcher Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Jordan Pope bad pass turnover.
(11:12) Khadim Mboup Steal.
(11:03) Dominique Diomande misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:01) Texas Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:01) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
+2 (10:55) Tramon Mark makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
2521
(10:38) Kennard Davis Jr. misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:35) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:12) Matas Vokietaitis makes layup (Dailyn Swain assists).
2721
(9:55) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(9:55) Tramon Mark Block.
(9:54) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(9:45) AJ Dybantsa misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(9:42) Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Foul on Aleksej Kostic.
+1 (9:34) Matas Vokietaitis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2821
(9:34) Matas Vokietaitis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:33) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Foul on Matas Vokietaitis.
(9:15) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(9:13) Camden Heide Defensive Rebound.
(8:48) Simeon Wilcher bad pass turnover.
(8:48) Keba Keita Steal.
(8:44) Foul on Simeon Wilcher.
+1 (8:44) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
2822
+1 (8:44) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
2823
(8:27) Tramon Mark misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:23) BYU Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Aleksej Kostic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:08) Texas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:45) Dailyn Swain makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
3023
+2 (7:21) AJ Dybantsa makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
3025
(6:53) Dailyn Swain misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:48) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Foul on Tramon Mark.
+1 (6:42) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 2.
3026
+1 (6:42) AJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 2.
3027
+2 (6:21) Jordan Pope makes driving layup.
3227
+2 (6:06) AJ Dybantsa makes layup.
3229
+2 (5:48) Matas Vokietaitis makes 0-foot dunk.
3429
+2 (5:29) Robert Wright III makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
3431
(5:01) Foul on Abdullah Ahmed.
(5:01) Chendall Weaver misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:01) Texas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:01) Chendall Weaver makes free throw 2 of 2.
3531
(4:49) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(4:49) Camden Heide Steal.
(4:28) Matas Vokietaitis misses layup.
(4:25) Robert Wright III Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Foul on Jordan Pope.
+1 (4:22) Kennard Davis Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3532
(4:22) Kennard Davis Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:21) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Foul on Khadim Mboup.
(3:56) Jordan Pope misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(3:54) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:54) Matas Vokietaitis makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3732
(3:38) Foul on Jordan Pope.
(3:38) Robert Wright III misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:37) Matas Vokietaitis Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) Matas Vokietaitis misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(3:17) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
(3:16) Matas Vokietaitis misses layup.
(3:14) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:14) Matas Vokietaitis makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3932
(3:05) AJ Dybantsa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:02) Matas Vokietaitis Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Foul on Mihailo Boškovic.
(2:43) Jordan Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:40) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:22) AJ Dybantsa misses driving layup.
(2:19) Nic Codie Defensive Rebound.
(2:05) Nic Codie misses layup.
(2:03) Mihailo Boškovic Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) AJ Dybantsa bad pass turnover.
(1:53) Dailyn Swain Steal.
(1:45) Tramon Mark bad pass turnover.
(1:45) Robert Wright III Steal.
(1:33) Robert Wright III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(1:30) Matas Vokietaitis Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Nic Codie misses 7-foot hook shot.
(1:10) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:10) Matas Vokietaitis makes 0-foot tip in layup.
4132
+2 (0:54) AJ Dybantsa makes driving layup.
4134
(0:37) Dailyn Swain misses driving layup.
(0:36) Matas Vokietaitis Offensive Rebound.
(0:35) Foul on Mihailo Boškovic.
+1 (0:35) Matas Vokietaitis makes free throw 1 of 2.
4234
+1 (0:35) Matas Vokietaitis makes free throw 2 of 2.
4334
+3 (0:08) Kennard Davis Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert Wright III assists).
4337
+3 (0:01) Tramon Mark makes 25-foot three pointer.
4637

2nd half

Team Stats

TEX

BYU

79Points71

31-66(47.0%)Field Goal(%)24-56(42.9%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)4-22(18.2%)

9-18(50.0%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

40(16)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

14Assists6

6Steals6

5Blocks4

9Turnovers7

19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

17Largest Lead1

Game Details

Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 7:35 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 14,070 (70.4%)

tv: TBS

spread: BYU -2.5

over/under: 156.5