Texas stuns Gonzaga
Texas pulled one of the weekend’s biggest upsets, knocking Gonzaga out in Round 2 of March Madness — a result reshaping the Sweet 16 picture (usatoday.com). The second round finished with 32 teams down to the survivors and the Final Four set for April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (ncaa.com).
No. 11 Texas beat No. 3 Gonzaga 74-68 at the Moda Center in Portland on March 21, 2026. (espn.com) Camden Heide sank a 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds remaining that pushed Texas ahead for good, and Jordan Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each scored 17 points. (abcnews.com) Gonzaga’s Graham Ike led the Bulldogs with 25 points, while Vokietaitis collected nine rebounds for Texas in the contest. (espn.com) The Longhorns became the first team in five years to advance from the First Four to the Sweet 16, a run that began with a 68-66 First Four win over NC State and continued with a 79-71 Round of 64 victory over No. 6 BYU. (sports.yahoo.com; ncaa.com) Texas will face the winner of No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 7 Miami (Fla.) in the West Regional Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 26 at the SAP Center in San Jose. (ncaa.com; sapcenter.com) First-year coach Sean Miller’s Longhorns improved to 21-14 with the win and will travel to San Jose for the regional weekend. (abcnews.com)
