The 2021-22 Texas basketball season ended at the hands of Purdue in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Boilermakers got to the free-throw line often and hit clutch shots down the stretch to take down the Horns 81-71.
The Longhorns displayed a high level of intensity and toughness but just fell short of pulling off the upset. Playing in a meaningful March Madness game was a nice refresher for a Texas program that had not been in that spot since 2014.
Chris Beard had nothing but proud remarks about his team in his postgame press conference.
Every season ends like this unless you win the final Monday night game. Just super proud of our guys. It’s not all the normal coaching clichés, but I mean it. These guys overcame a lot.
Texas accomplished a lot in Beard’s first season and Longhorn fans have lots of reasons for optimism going forward.
Here are three takeaways from Texas’ season-ending loss in the round of 32.
