Homefield — March Madness

TexasNo. 11

BYUNo. 6

FinalTBS

47.0%

36.4%

3PT

REB

AST

43.6%

19.0%

3PT

REB

AST

The 6-11 matchup is sneaky dangerous. 11-seeds have won 62 of 160 games (38.7%) since 1985. First Four survivors often play with house-money fearlessness.

Vokietaitis Buries BYU With 9 Offensive Boards

Eleven-seed Texas knocked off sixth-seed BYU 79-71, winning the glass battle so decisively that Dybantsa's 35 points couldn't paper over the damage.

Matas Vokietaitis finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds, nine of them offensive, converting second-chance opportunities at a rate that systematically eroded BYU's margin for error. He shot just 3-of-11 from the free throw line, leaving points on the table, but his work on the offensive glass more than compensated, generating enough extra possessions to make BYU's defensive rotations essentially irrelevant.

Tramon Mark added 17 points, four blocks, and three threes in 35 minutes, giving Texas a perimeter threat and rim protector rolled into one, while Dailyn Swain ran the offense with a 6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio and kept the ball moving against BYU's pressure.

Texas owned the offensive glass 16 to 8 as a team, turning those into the possession advantage that separated the two sides, and their 36.4 percent clip from three compounded BYU's problems while the Cougars shot 19 percent from deep on 21 attempts. AJ Dybantsa was genuinely special, going 12-of-12 from the line and carrying BYU on his back for 40 minutes, but five turnovers and no help from his supporting cast on the perimeter meant the Cougars were fighting Texas's depth with one hand tied behind their back.

Game Story

The Texas Longhorns held off the BYU Cougars 79-71 in a competitive contest.•AJ Dybantsa notched a double-double, posting 35 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.•Matas Vokietaitis fired back with 23 points for the Longhorns.•Texas had 14 assists compared to BYU's 5, showing better ball movement.•Texas held a 39-31 rebounding advantage.•The Texas Longhorns held off the BYU Cougars 79-71 in a competitive contest.•AJ Dybantsa notched a double-double, posting 35 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.•Matas Vokietaitis fired back with 23 points for the Longhorns.•Texas had 14 assists compared to BYU's 5, showing better ball movement.•Texas held a 39-31 rebounding advantage.•