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Texas Upsets Gonzaga, Advances from First Four to Sweet Sixteen
Texas Longhorns beat Gonzaga 74-68, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen from the First Four. This is the first time in five years a team has made it this far after beginning in the First Four.
Texas, an 11th-seeded team coached by Sean Miller, defeated No. 3 Gonzaga on Saturday. The Longhorns' victory marks a turnaround after entering the tournament with five losses in six games. The team played Miami on Thursday in the West Region semifinals in San Jose, California. Gonzaga's Graham Ike scored 25 points. After Ike's dunk brought the Zags within one point, Camden Heide scored a three-pointer for Texas with 14 seconds left. Miller said that he kept Heide in the game because of what he knew Heide could do.
Key Facts
- Texas is the first team in five years to advance to the Sweet Sixteen from the NCAA Tournament's First Four.
- The Longhorns' coach is Sean Miller.
- Jordan Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each scored 17 points for Texas.
- Camden Heide, a junior, scored a critical three-pointer, his only basket of the game.
- Gonzaga's Graham Ike led his team with 25 points.
- Gonzaga has bowed out in the second round for the second straight year.
- UCLA was the last First Four team to reach the Sweet 16 in 2021.