The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Saturday, March 21
Portland, Oregon
6:10 p.m. CT / 4:10 p.m. PT
University of Texas
vs
Gonzaga
Tramon Mark
Photo by: Ashleigh Young
Men's Basketball preview: vs. No. 12/10 Gonzaga (NCAA Second Round)
03.20.2026 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns face the Bulldogs on Saturday (6:10 p.m. CT, TBS).
Game 35: No. 11 seed TEXAS (20-14, 9-9 SEC) vs. No. 3 seed #12/10 Gonzaga (31-3, 16-2 WCC)
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 6:10 p.m. Central / 4:10 p.m. Pacific
Moda Center (18,546) - Portland, Oregon
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by TBS with Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Wally Szczerbiak (analyst) and Jared Greenberg (reporter) on the call.
• RADIO: The Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasLonghorns.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game. Westwood One Radio will broadcast the game nationally with Ryan Radtke (pxp) and Austin Croshere (analyst).
• SERIES: Gonzaga leads, 4-1. Last meeting: Texas 93-74 (Nov. 16, 2022; Austin)
Notables
• SEARCHING FOR SWEETS: Texas has now advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 four times in the last five years. With a win on Saturday, the Longhorns would make their 15th all-time trip to the Sweet 16 and first since the 2022-23 season.
• MATAS' HISTORIC NIGHT: Sophomore C Matas Vokietaitis became the first player in program history to record a 20-point, 15-rebound effort in a NCAA Tournament contest on Thursday night. He had a team-high 23 points (career-best 10-17 FG) and a career-best 16 rebounds (nine offensive). His 16 boards were just two shy of the UT single-game record in a NCAA Tournament contest.
• ON THE MARK IN THE BIG DANCE: Graduate G Tramon Mark has averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest in UT's first two NCAA Tournament games. He has hit 48.1-percent (13-27) from the floor, including 5-of-11 (.455) from three-point range, and 5-of-6 (.833) free throws. Mark posted 19 points and a career-high four blocked shots in 35 minutes on Thursday against BYU.
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