No. 11 Texas becomes the 6th First Four team to make Sweet 16 with upset win over No. 3 Gonzaga
Camden Heide’s first points of the NCAA tournament’s second round were really, really, really big. Heide hit a 3-pointer with 14. 7 seconds to go to give No.
11 Texas a four-point lead in the Longhorns’ 74-68 upset win over No. 3 Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet 16. Texas is the sixth team to play in the First Four and advance to the Sweet 16 since the NCAA implemented the play-in games in 2011.
"HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE A LONGHORN" 🤘 @TexasMBB DANCES ON TO THE SWEET 16 🕺 #MarchMadness pic. twitter. com/Arb6sfDgRe — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2026 Texas has won three games in five days.
On Tuesday, the Longhorns beat NC State in a game between two of the last teams in the 68-team field. That earned Texas a matchup with No. 6 BYU and potential top 2026 NBA Draft pick AJ Dybantsa.
Even though Dybantsa dropped 35, the Longhorns were in control in the second half. Saturday, Texas and Gonzaga delivered a close game — and an upset — that college basketball fans had been yearning for. No underdog had won during Friday’s 16 first-round games and all four favorites won in the second round before Texas and Gonzaga’s game began.