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The Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball team is certainly flawed, but after beating NC State 68-66 in the First Four matchup in Dayton, Ohio, UT is certainly resilient. Texas' press offense let them down late as the Longhorns blew a nine-point lead with less than three minutes left. But Tramon Mark's jumper with 1.1 seconds left in the game erased it all.
Texas is now officially in the NCAA Tournament. The win over NC State, in what used to be known as the play-in game, gives Texas the No. 11 seed in the West Region. UT will play No. 6 seed BYU in Portland, Oregon on Thursday.
Mark's game winner was his fifth of the season, accounting for more than a quarter of the Longhorns wins. UT needed it. After getting up by nine-points late in the second half, the Wolfpack started a full court press which Texas didn't handle well at all.
As NC State climbed back into the game, it was Mark who stood tall, hitting two clutch jumpers in the final minute.
pic.twitter.com/efCxykIL85— Texas Longhorns Sports (@UTexasAthletics) March 18, 2026
The hero Tramon Mark stamps @TexasMBB into the First Round 👏#MarchMadnesspic.twitter.com/k7eiZZsEnJ— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026
Texas is moving on. pic.twitter.com/0vcmRo4Ncn— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) March 18, 2026
Texas nailed what served as the game-winning bucket with 1 second remaining vs NC State!
(A hoarse) Brian Anderson, Charles Barkley, and Dick Vitale had the call of a wild First Four game for TNT Sports. 🏀🧅🎙️ #NCAATournament#MarchMadnesspic.twitter.com/whbqvCa2xO— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 18, 2026
Texas advances out of the First Four as the Longhorns knock off NC State, 68-66.
Tramon Mark serves as the hero, hitting the go-ahead bucket with 1.1 left. pic.twitter.com/RP9d6HhKTQ— Eric C. Henry (@EricCHenry_) March 18, 2026
WHAT A WAY TO END THE FIRST NIGHT 🔥#MarchMadness@TexasMBBpic.twitter.com/L2nNZaqIcw— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026
😱#MarchMadness@TexasMBBpic.twitter.com/7hQIEalo4s— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026
DENIED AT THE BUZZER@TexasMBB moves on to the First Round! #MarchMadnesspic.twitter.com/DGCQN4aTM0— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026
0-0. go win. @TexasMBB@TexasWBBpic.twitter.com/NmVC9Gosel— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) March 17, 2026
THE HORNS ARE DANCING 😤#HookEm | #AlwaysCompetepic.twitter.com/gSoA7IjVQJ— Texas Men’s Basketball (@TexasMBB) March 18, 2026
"Our group came up here to win and came up here as one." - #Texas HC Sean Miller.#HookEm | @KXAN_Newshttps://t.co/RgKEDLcD6Apic.twitter.com/059hRvUuS3— Noah Gross (@noah_gross27) March 18, 2026
Jordan Pope and Dailyn Swain joked about how they're now teammates during the First Four In round
Swain says he reminds the team nearly once a week that Xavier got the win over UT last year...
"I'm glad to have Dailyn and coach Miller on my side this time and I think it'll play… pic.twitter.com/Od2Cp6QGgi— Cory Mose (@Cory_Mose) March 17, 2026
TEXAS vs NC STATE 😱 pic.twitter.com/vzFlYvtWyq— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) March 18, 2026
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