Texas beats Penn State, punches ticket to first Sweet 16 since 2008

The Longhorns will face either No. 3 seed Xavier or No. 11 seed Pittsburgh next week in...

Texas guard Sir'Jabari Rice celebrates at the end of a second-round college basketball game against Penn State in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. DES MOINES, Iowa — After Texas wrapped up practice early Saturday afternoon, Rodney Terry gathered his team together in a circle with arms draped around one another. All eyes fixated on the bespectacled interim coach, waiting for the message to be delivered with that raspy Texas twang.

And over the course of 40 pressure-packed minutes, Texas did exactly what Terry implored them to hours earlier. The second-seeded Longhorns overcame a late deficit to beat 10th-seeded Penn State 71-66 in the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Texas jumped ahead 5-4 on a feathery push shot from senior forward Dylan Disu and didn’t trail for the rest of the half.

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