No. 7 Texas Beats Chicago State 109-59 in the Season Opener as Vokietaitis Scores 22 on Perfect Shooting
The Longhorns turned a 56-30 halftime lead into a 50-point win at the Moody Center: 22 points on 9-for-9 shooting from their center, 10 scorers, and a 44-28 edge on the glass.
No. 7 Texas finished what its halftime lead promised, beating Chicago State 109-59 on Monday night at the Moody Center to open the season 1-0. The Longhorns led 56-30 at the break - the score this station filed live at halftime - and outscored the Cougars 53-29 in the second half for a 50-point final margin.
Center Matas Vokietaitis led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting from the field, his 51st career game in double figures, according to 247Sports' recap, read this cycle. Isaiah Johnson added 18 points, five assists and two steals, Burnt Orange Nation reported, and 10 Longhorns scored in all as Texas shot 62.5 percent from the field and 50 percent from three.
The underlying numbers matched the scoreboard: Texas won the rebounds 44-28, second-chance points 27-9 and points in the paint 50-32, according to 247Sports. Chicago State, which falls to 0-1, was led by Will Lovings with 13 points. Texas returns to the Moody Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4, against Gardner-Webb, with tipoff at 7 p.m. on SEC Network Plus.
