Jordan Pope’s late jumper seals Texas’ win over LSU

Dailyn Swain scored 21 points and got 10 rebounds and Jordan Pope added 18 points that included a huge basket in the final seconds as Texas outlasted hapless LSU 88-85 on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference clash in Austin, Texas.

Texas (17-9, 8-5 SEC) led by 17 points late in the first half and by 16 four minutes after halftime before the Tigers clawed their way back in the game, closing to 65-61 on Pablo Tamba's steal and dunk with 10:07 to play.

After the Longhorns built their...