Jordan Pope’s 28-point performance propelled the Texas Longhorns to a 102-97 victory over North Carolina State in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night in Lahaina, Hawaii.Pope shot 8-of-15 from the floor and knocked down seven 3-pointers while Chendall Weaver scored 17 points to go along with eight boards.Four others were in double figures as the Longhorns (6-2) beat their first ranked opponent of the season. Dailyn Swain recorded 14 points, seven assists and six rebounds, Matas Vokietaitis chipped in 13 points and Simeon Wilcher and Camden Heide scored 12 and 11, respectively.The Wolfpack (5-2) lost despite having three players tally 20 or more points, including Quadir Copeland, who finished with 28 while dishing out six assistsVen-Allen Lubin scored 23 on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds and Paul McNeil finished with 20. Darrion Williams added 10 as North Carolina State lost its second game in a row.Texas led 47-37 at halftime behind 17 first-half points form Pope, who stayed hot early in the second half as he drilled his sixth 3-pointer for a 50-39 lead with 18:52 left.But North Carolina State refused to fold and was within 54-53 with 15:09 showing on the clock thanks to McNeil’s 3-pointer.The Wolfpack later tied the game at 59-59 with 12:16 remaining on a long-range shot by Alyn Breed.The score was tied at 64-64 with just under 10 minutes remaining before Pope delivered a clutch 3-pointer with 9:40 to go.Breed gave the Wolfpack a 71-70 lead with 7:51 left but it was short-lived as Wilcher’s 3-pointer put Texas back on top with 7:25 left.