{
  "id": 18456296,
  "title": "Texas rolls past Gardner-Webb as Matas Vokietaitis scores 16 points on his birthday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/texas-rolls-past-gardner-webb-as-matas-vokietaitis-scores-16-points",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:52:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-rolls-past-gardner-webb-065249249.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Texas center Matas Vokietaitis, who turned 22 on Thursday, scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 20 minutes as the No. 7 Texas Longhorns defeated Gardner-Webb 98-50. The 7-foot player has converted 15 of 17 shots in his first two games. Texas outscored Gardner-Webb 54-10 in the paint, with the Bulldogs going 12 minutes without a field goal. Isaiah Johnson, a sophomore who transferred from Colorado, contributed 15 points for Texas, while freshmen Marcus Spears Jr., Joe Sterling, and Austin Goosby each scored 13 points. Goosby also had five steals. Texas coach Sean Miller praised the team's consistency, noting that five players played with effort and unselfishness. Gardner-Webb was outshot 61% to 33% and hit only 5 of 23 three-point attempts. The Runnin' Bulldogs committed 23 turnovers, which Texas converted into 31 points. Texas had 28 fast-break points and made a 21-0 run to finish the first half with a 54-20 lead. Gardner-Webb, picked to finish last in the Big South Conference, failed to score during the final six minutes of the half.",
  "summary": "The seventh-ranked Longhorns are 2-0 after having little trouble with Gardner-Webb.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Texas farmers help turn 640-acre school land gift into $3m in scholarships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/texas-farmers-help-turn-640-acre-school-land-gift-into-3m-in",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:24:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}