11 seed Texas upsets No 3 Gonzaga in March Madness tournament to advance to the Sweet 16

Most of March Madness seemed to lacking large upsets successful the aboriginal going, but the tourney has its archetypal Cinderella.

The 11th-seeded Texas Longhorns pulled disconnected a immense upset against No. 3 Gonzaga with a 74-68 triumph to determination connected to the Sweet 16.

Gonzaga led by arsenic galore arsenic 8 points, going up 28-20 with 4:29 near successful the archetypal half, but the Longhorns ended the fractional connected a 15-5 tally to pb by 2 going into the locker room.

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Texas Longhorns guardant Cole Bott celebrates with teammates aft defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs during a second-round crippled during the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Moda Center.  (Craig Strobeck/Imagn Images)

Both teams perpetually exchanged buckets and leads successful the 2nd half, and neither squad led by much than 4 until Texas got retired to its largest pb of six with a large 3-pointer with 5:30 to spell successful the game.

And an upset alert was officially on.

The Bulldogs chopped the shortage to 2 with 3 minutes to go, but Texas answered with a monolithic 3 to spell backmost up five. Then, up 69-66, Texas missed 2 3-pointers that went successful and out, and a Gonzaga dunk with astir 40 seconds near made it a one-point game.

The Longhorns’ Camden Heide made the changeable of his beingness with a country 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left. After Gonzaga missed a changeable connected the different end, Matas Vokietaitis made a layup to crystal the win.

Texas Longhorns defender Tramon Mark (12), defender Jordan Pope (0) and guardant Nic Codie (10) respond aft a play successful the 2nd fractional against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during a second-round crippled successful the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Moda Center. (Troy Wayrynen/Imagn Images)

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The Longhorns went 5-for-15 from 3 but deed 3 of their last five, showing up successful the clutch. Gonzaga was 4-for-16 from deep.

Vokietaitis and Jordan Pope led the mode with 17 points each, and Vokietaitis grabbed 9 rebounds. Graham Ike scored 25 for Gonzaga.

This is conscionable the 2nd clip Texas has made the Sweet 16 since 2008, besides doing truthful successful 2023. As for Gonzaga, it's back-to-back seasons of second-round exits.

Nic Codie of the Texas Longhorns reacts against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2nd fractional of a second-round crippled successful the 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Moda Center March 21, 2026, successful Portland, Ore. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

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Texas volition look the victor of No. 2 Purdue and No. 7 Miami, who conflict connected Sunday astatine 12:10 p.m. ET.

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