Texas is moving on the round of 32 for the first time since Cam Ridley’s buzzer-beater against Arizona State in 2014. The Longhorns save one of their best performances of the season to take down Virginia Tech 81-73.
Each Texas starter finished in double figures led by Andrew Jones’ 21 points. Jones paced the sluggish Texas offense with five threes in the first half.
Texas grabbed the momentum at the end of the first half on a half-court buzzer-beater from Marcus Carr which gave Texas a 34-32 lead going into the locker room.
Marcus Carr at the halftime buzzer! pic.twitter.com/iTt2rUCJyo
— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_TFB) March 18, 2022
The Longhorns came out firing all second half with big performances from Timmy Allen, Marcus Carr and Christian Bishop helped Texas cruise to the next round.
The Horns will take on the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.
Dancin' and Advancin' 🤘#HookEm x #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/XlnOIR6tNJ
— Second Round on Sunday (@TexasMBB) March 18, 2022
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