{"id":216342,"date":"2026-03-23T08:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216342\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:57:32","slug":"no-11-texas-advances-to-sweet-16-after-upset-win-over-no-3-gonzaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216342\/","title":{"rendered":"No 11 Texas advances to Sweet 16 after upset win over No 3 Gonzaga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Most of March Madness<\/a> seemed to lacking big upsets in the early going, but the tournament has its first Cinderella.<\/p>\n

The 11th-seeded Texas Longhorns<\/a> pulled off a huge upset against No. 3 Gonzaga with a 74-68 win to move on to the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga led by as many as eight points, going up 28-20 with 4:29 left in the first half, but the Longhorns ended the half on a 15-5 run to lead by two going into the locker room.<\/p>\n

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\"Cole <\/p>\n

Texas Longhorns forward Cole Bott celebrates with teammates after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs during a second-round game during the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center.\u00a0 (Craig Strobeck\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Both teams constantly exchanged buckets and leads in the second half, and neither team led by more than four until Texas got out to its largest lead of six with a big 3-pointer with 5:30 to go in the game.<\/p>\n

And an upset alert was officially on.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs<\/a> cut the deficit to two with three minutes to go, but Texas answered with a massive three to go back up five. Then, up 69-66, Texas missed two 3-pointers that went in and out, and a Gonzaga dunk with around 40 seconds left made it a one-point game.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns\u2019 Camden Heide made the shot of his life with a corner 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left. After Gonzaga missed a shot on the other end, Matas Vokietaitis made a layup to ice the win.<\/p>\n

\"Texas <\/p>\n

Texas Longhorns guard Tramon Mark (12), guard Jordan Pope (0) and forward Nic Codie (10) react after a play in the second half against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during a second-round game in the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. (Troy Wayrynen\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

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The Longhorns went 5-for-15 from three but hit three of their final five, showing up in the clutch. Gonzaga was 4-for-16 from deep.<\/p>\n

Vokietaitis and Jordan Pope led the way with 17 points each, and Vokietaitis grabbed nine rebounds. Graham Ike scored 25 for Gonzaga.<\/p>\n

This is just the second time Texas has made the Sweet 16 since 2008, also doing so in 2023. As for Gonzaga, it’s back-to-back seasons of second-round exits.<\/p>\n

\"Nic <\/p>\n

Nic Codie of the Texas Longhorns reacts against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the second half of a second-round game in the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center March 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (C. Morgan Engel\/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Texas will face the winner of No. 2 Purdue and No. 7 Miami<\/a>, who battle on Sunday at 12:10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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