Texas Squeezes Out 85-81 Victory Over #13 Seed Oakland

The #4 seed Texas Longhorns defeated the pesky #13 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies 85-81.  Tristan Thompson, the sensational freshman, had a monster game with a stat line of 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots.  He was HUGE in this game.  Texas was leading the majority of the game, but Oakland kept staying alive and trying to rally.  Hats off to Oakland, they fought hard.

Up next for Texas will be the winner of Memphis and Arizona.

Texas Longhorns Get #4 Seed

The Texas Longhorns finished the regular season with a 27-7 record. They finished runner-up in the Big 12 Tournament, losing to Kansas 85-73 in the championship game. They received the #4 seed in the West region and will open up against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, a team that went 25-9 and 17-1 in their conference. They are a team capable of upsets, beating Tennessee this season and losing to Michigan State by 1. In the West, Duke got a #1, San Diego State got the #2, and Connecticut got the #3.