Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (11/01/2026) — The Texas Longhorns put on a shooting clinic Sunday at Moody Center, rolling past the Chicago State Cougars 109-59 in front of 10,892 fans. Texas shot 63 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range, never trailed, and led by as many as 50 in a game that featured zero lead changes and zero ties.
How It Happened
Texas set the tone immediately. Austin Goosby buried a 24-foot three off an Isaiah Johnson assist just 16 seconds in, and after Mike Price answered with a three for Chicago State, the Longhorns ripped off a flurry of dunks — Matas Vokietaitis at 16:58, David Punch at 16:36, and Johnson at 15:40 — to build a 13-3 cushion before the first media timeout.
The Cougars hung around briefly behind Price, whose 25-footer at 13:54 kept it at 17-8. But Bo Ogden's three at 11:46 stretched the lead to 26-8, and Texas kept the pressure on with Punch throwing down an alley-oop from Johnson and Vokietaitis adding another dunk to make it 30-12.
Chicago State got threes from Davius Loury and traded baskets for a stretch, but Texas closed the half in a barrage. Joe Sterling hit threes at 4:55 and 3:35, Amari Evans connected from 24 feet in between, and Johnson capped the half with a 25-footer at 0:57 to push the margin to 56-28. Andre Stanton's buzzer-beating layup off a Price assist sent the Cougars to the locker room down 56-30.
The second half opened the same way the first did — with Vokietaitis finishing at the rim. The Lithuanian big man threw down an alley-oop from Goosby at 19:23 and another dunk at 18:39. Chicago State showed some fight, with Loury and Will Lovings-Watts hitting back-to-back threes to trim the gap to 62-38, but Texas answered with triples from Elyjah Freeman and Johnson to restore order at 68-38. Johnson added another three at 14:36, and the Longhorns' biggest surge — a 10-0 run — blew the margin out to 40 points at 86-46.
Turning Point
The closing five minutes of the first half removed any doubt. Leading 43-20 after Sterling's three at 4:55, Texas poured in 13 more points before the break — threes from Evans, Sterling, and Johnson, plus dunks from Vokietaitis and Lewis Obiorah. What had been a comfortable lead became a 26-point halftime chasm, and Chicago State never got the deficit back under 20 the rest of the way.
Star of the Game
Vokietaitis was ruthless around the rim, finishing with a game-high 22 points to go with six rebounds and an assist. The play-by-play credits him with five dunks — three in the first half and two in the opening 90 seconds of the second — and he even stepped out to set up Johnson's three at 14:36. Johnson was nearly as impactful with 18 points, five assists, and three rebounds, repeatedly hurting the Cougars both as a shooter and a facilitator. Sterling chipped in 14 points and three assists, while Marcus Spears Jr. added 11 points and five rebounds.
What It Means
For Texas, the numbers were overwhelming across the board: 63 percent shooting, 50 percent from deep, a 44-22 edge on the glass, and 22 assists against just 10 turnovers. The Longhorns got balanced scoring, shared the ball, and defended without fouling themselves into trouble — exactly the kind of complete performance that builds momentum in the early season.
Chicago State found a few bright spots despite the lopsided result. Lovings-Watts led the Cougars with 13 points, and Price added 12 points and five assists while hitting two threes from well beyond the arc. But 39 percent shooting, 15 turnovers, and a 22-rebound deficit left them with no path back once Texas got rolling. Loury contributed eight points and knocked down a pair of threes, giving Chicago State something to work with as it moves forward on its schedule.
For the Longhorns, the formula is clear: when the three-ball falls at 50 percent and Vokietaitis is finishing everything at the rim, this offense is difficult for anyone to contain.
