Tramon Mark scored 16 points and Chendall Weaver added 15 to pace a balanced attack as Texas trounced Lafayette 97-60 on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas in its home opener.

The win was the first for the Longhorns under new coach Sean Miller. Texas dropped its season opener to No. 6 Duke on Tuesday in the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational in Charlotte.

Both Mark and Weaver were holdovers from the Texas team that fell in an NCAA Tournament First Four game last year to Miller's Xavier squad.

Matas Vokietaitis racked up 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Longhorns (1-1) while Simeon Wilcher scored 12, and Jordan Pope and Dailyn Swain hit for 10 each in the win.

Lafayette's Caleb Williams led all scorers with 20 points and Andrew Phillips had 18 for the Leopards (1-2).

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