OKLAHOMA CITY -- When Northern Iowa's Paul Jesperson hit his unforgettable half-court shot off the glass late Friday night to defeat Texas, Texas A&M players spilled into the hallway of their hotel to marvel at the buzzer-beater.
Forget all the questions the Aggies had heard about the possibility of facing the rival Longhorns in the NCAA tournament's round of 32. It's the 11th-seeded Panthers, who have showed a knack for late-game heroics, standing in the way Sunday of A&M's first Sweet 16 trip since 2007.
The third-seeded Aggies hope they have enough of their own March mojo to advance to the Anaheim Regional.