The crowd reached a crescendo when 7-foot, 270-pound reserve center John Hugley IV gave Xavier its first lead, 75-74, of the second half with a 3-pointer with 5 minutes, 7 seconds left in the game. Texas tied the game at 78-78 on a layup by Jayson Kent at the 2:53 mark, but the Longhorns wouldn’t make another shot from the field.

The Texas Longhorns fell short of their NCAA tournament ambitions in the First Four. Xavier took the win, 80-86.

The Texas Longhorns fell short in their First Four NCAA Tournament matchup against Xavier. Could a coaching change be looming? These 4 Rodney Terry replacements make sense.