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.

No. 11 seed Texas basketball head coach Rodney Terry reacts to the intense matchup against the No. 11 seed Xavier in the First Four on Wednesday.

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