{"id":209330,"date":"2026-03-18T04:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209330\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T04:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:46:07","slug":"mark-sends-texas-by-nc-state-in-ncaa-tournaments-first-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209330\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark sends Texas by NC State in NCAA tournament’s First Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAYTON, Ohio —Tramon Mark<\/a> hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas<\/a> survived a late rally to beat NC State<\/a> 68-66<\/a> on Tuesday night in a First Four matchup of power conference teams that limped into March Madness.<\/p>\n

Mark scored 17 points to lead the Longhorns (19-14), who had lost five of six entering the NCAA tournament. Texas moved into the bracket as the No. 11 seed in the West region and will face sixth-seeded BYU on Thursday night in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

Coach Sean Miller’s Longhorns led 62-53 on Chendall Weaver<\/a>‘s two free throws with 2:56 left, but the Wolfpack (20-14) — who also lost five of six before getting sent to Dayton — scored 10 points in a span of 1:12. Paul McNeil Jr<\/a>. hit two 3s before Mark beat the shot clock with a fadeaway.<\/p>\n

Darrion Williams<\/a> connected from deep to get NC State within one. The Wolfpack then forced a turnover by Dailyn Swain<\/a>, and Tre Holloman<\/a> made 1-of-2 free throws to tie it at 66-all.<\/p>\n

Texas ran down most of the game clock before Mark connected from 19 feet, and NC State couldn’t get a shot off before the buzzer.<\/p>\n

It wasMark’s fourth game-winner in the final 5 seconds of a game in his career. He finished with 17 points.<\/p>\n

Matas Vokietaitis<\/a> scored 15 and Swain added 13 for the Longhorns. Weaver recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Williams led the Wolfpack with 21 points. Quadir Copeland<\/a> scored 16 and McNeil finished with 11.<\/p>\n

It was the second meeting this season between the schools. Texas beat NC State 102-97 on Nov. 26 to claim fifth place in the Maui Invitational. Tuesday night’s game was more of a defensive struggle.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns built a 25-15 lead but then went scoreless over the final 4:06 of the first half. The Wolfpack finished the half on a 14-5 run to cut their deficit to 30-29 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.<\/p>\n

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