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Texas Basketball Sweet 16 gear and apparel

Celebrate the Longhorns’ Sweet 16 appearance and root Texas onto the Final Four with this gear from Fanatics.

Texas Longhorns basketball is rolling onto the Sweet 16.

They need the support of the Longhorn faithful now more than ever and Fanatics has you covered.

Texas showed their experienced prowess late in their opening-round win over No. 15 Colgate to take a 81-61 victory. In their second win, No. 10 Penn State made things difficult.

The Longhorns coughed up a late lead, 58-55, but tightened up defensively and topped Penn State, 71-66. Dylan Disu’s season-high 28 points and 5-for-5 effort down the stretch was a welcomed effort, too.

That outing propels Texas into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008. That game between the second-seeded Longhorns and No. 3 Xavier is being called the top matchup of the next round.

Ahead of it, prep yourself in all the right ways with Fanatics. Check out their lineup of Texas Sweet 16 gear below and be sure to visit their website for further promos:

Social media reacts to Dylan Disu’s monster game in Texas’ win over Penn State

It was the Dylan Disu show on Saturday night.

It was the Dylan Disu show on Saturday night. Continue reading “Social media reacts to Dylan Disu’s monster game in Texas’ win over Penn State”

LOOK: Photos from Texas’ 71-66 win over Penn State

There’s no shortage of excellent photos from this game!

Texas forward Dylan Disu powered the Longhorns over Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Continue reading “LOOK: Photos from Texas’ 71-66 win over Penn State”

Texas takes down Penn State 71-66 behind a career game from Dylan Disu

Texas is moving on to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008.

Texas is moving on to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008. The Longhorns held off a late Penn State surge to win 71-66 behind a career-high 28-points from Dylan Disu.

Texas used a different formula for success compared to its first round victory. With the three-point ball not falling for the Longhorns, the game plan quickly turned to utilizing its advantage in the paint.

It was an all-time performance for Disu, who cemented his name in Texas record books. His 14 field goals passed Kevin Durant’s school record for most in an NCAA Tournament game.

Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice added double-digit scoring efforts despite struggling to shoot the basketball. The guards did play clean basketball, only turning the ball over five times in the game.

After taking control with an 11-point lead early in the second half, the Nittany Lions started to get a hot hand. Penn State stormed all the way back to take a three-point lead with just over four minutes left.

Texas kept the poise of an experienced bunch and did not blink. The Longhorns answered with a 10-0 run to put the game away down the final stretch.

Up next for Texas is a Sweet 16 matchup between the winner of No. 3 seed Xavier vs. No. 11 seed Pitt.

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